Ethik

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin ēthica, from Ancient Greek ἠθική (ēthikḗ), from ἠθικός (ēthikós, “of or for morals, moral, expressing character”), from ἦθος (êthos, “character, moral nature”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːtɪk/
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  • Hyphenation: Ethik

Noun

Ethik f (genitive Ethik, plural Ethiken)

  1. ethics (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct)

Declension

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

Further reading

  • “Ethik” in Duden online
  • “Ethik” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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