Katechese
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German
Etymology
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin catēchēsis, from Ancient Greek κατήχησις (katḗkhēsis), from κατηχέω (katēkhéō), from κατά (katá) + ἠχή (ēkhḗ).
Pronunciation
Noun
Katechese f (genitive Katechese, plural Katechesen)
- (Christianity) catechesis (religious instruction)
- (education) catechesis (Christian religion lesson or lecture)
Declension
Declension of Katechese
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Katechese | die | Katechesen |
| genitive | einer | der | Katechese | der | Katechesen |
| dative | einer | der | Katechese | den | Katechesen |
| accusative | eine | die | Katechese | die | Katechesen |
Descendants
- → Polish: katecheza
Further reading
- “Katechese” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Katechese” in Duden online
- “Katechese”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
- “Katechese” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon