Epoche

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See also: epoche

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin epocha.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈpɔχə/
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Noun

Epoche f (genitive Epoche, plural Epochen)

  1. epoch
    Synonyms: Ära f, Zeitalter n
    • 2022 July 6, Ruth Lang Fuentes, “„Faust I“ bleibt ein Muss”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎, →ISSN, page 5:
      Die meisten Bundesländer versuchen über die ausgewählte Literatur die literarischen Epochen der vergangenen drei Jahrhunderte abzudecken und dabei die Genres der Epik, Dramatik und Lyrik unterzubringen.
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Declension

Declension of Epoche
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Epoche die Epochen
genitive einer der Epoche der Epochen
dative einer der Epoche den Epochen
accusative eine die Epoche die Epochen

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Epoche” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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