Majestät

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See also: majestat, majestát, and majestät

German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /majɛsˈtɛːt/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /majɛsˈteːt/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: Ma‧je‧stät

Noun

Majestät f (genitive Majestät, plural Majestäten)

  1. majesty
    • 1809, Erzherzog Carl, An die deutsche Nation:
      Seine Majestät der Kaiser von Oesterreich ergreifen gezwungen die Waffen [...]
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    • 2002, Lou Qingxi, Ren Shuyin, Atze Schmidt, Altchinesische Bauten, China Intercontinental Press, page 14:
      Xiao He entgegnete: Eure Majestät sind der höchste Gebieter unter dem Himmel [...]
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    • 2007, Yves Jégo & Denis Lépée (French), Gudrun Honke (translator), 1661. Roman, Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag (dtv), page 226 and 407:
      Colbert blickte ihn aufmerksam an. »[...] Seine Majestät will ihre Position festigen. [...]«
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      »Eure Majestät haben sich davon überzeugt, dass [...]«
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Usage notes

  • In reference to monarchs also verbs in plural are used with the singular Majestät, as "Eure Majestät werden" instead of "Eure Majestät wird".

Declension

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

Further reading

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