Gegensinn

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German

Etymology

gegen +‎ Sinn

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Ge‧gen‧sinn
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Noun

Gegensinn m (strong, genitive Gegensinnes or Gegensinns, plural Gegensinne)

  1. opposite meaning
  2. opposite direction

Declension

Declension of Gegensinn
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Gegensinn die Gegensinne
genitive eines des Gegensinnes, Gegensinns der Gegensinne
dative einem dem Gegensinn, Gegensinne1 den Gegensinnen
accusative einen den Gegensinn die Gegensinne

1Now rare, see notes.

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