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German
Etymology
From Middle High German kenntnisse, kantnisse, kantnüsse, kantnusse, kantnust, kannusse, equivalent to kennen + -t + -nis. Cognate with Hunsrik Kenntniss, Luxembourgish Kenntnes, Yiddish קענטעניש (kentenish).
Pronunciation
Noun
Kenntnis f (genitive Kenntnis, plural Kenntnisse)
- knowledge
Das entzieht sich meiner Kenntnis.- I don't know.
- (literally, “That escapes my knowledge.”)
- (in the plural) skills
- EDV-Kenntnisse ― computer skills
- awareness
- science (knowledge gained through study or practice)
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Further reading
- “Kenntnis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kenntnis” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Kenntnis” in Duden online