Rechenschaft
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German rechinschafft, equivalent to rechnen + -schaft.
Pronunciation
Noun
Rechenschaft f (genitive Rechenschaft, plural Rechenschaften)
- account, accountability
- Rechenschaft für etwas ablegen ― to account for something
- reckoning
Usage notes
The plural is rare and used almost exclusively in legal contexts.
Declension
Declension of Rechenschaft
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Rechenschaft | die | Rechenschaften |
| genitive | einer | der | Rechenschaft | der | Rechenschaften |
| dative | einer | der | Rechenschaft | den | Rechenschaften |
| accusative | eine | die | Rechenschaft | die | Rechenschaften |
Related terms
Further reading
Rechenschaft on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de- “Rechenschaft” in Duden online
- “Rechenschaft” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Rechenschaft” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
