Narzissmus

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Haplology of earlier Narzissismus. Coined by Sigmund Freud from Narziss (“character in Greek mythology who became obsessed with his own reflection”) +‎ -ismus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naʁˈt͡sɪsmʊs/
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  • Homophone: Nazismus (some speakers)

Noun

Narzissmus m (strong, genitive Narzissmus, plural (rare) Narzissmen)

  1. narcissism

Usage notes

  • The spelling Narzissmus has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, it had already been standard since ⟨ß⟩ was deprecated in the 1930s. In the affected areas, the previous spelling (Narzißmus) is now less common, and may be regarded as a misspelling.

Declension

Declension of Narzissmus
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Narzissmus die Narzissmen1
genitive eines des Narzissmus der Narzissmen1
dative einem dem Narzissmus den Narzissmen1
accusative einen den Narzissmus die Narzissmen1

1Rare.

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