Vorgeschichte
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German
Etymology
vor- + Geschichte
Pronunciation
Noun
Vorgeschichte f (genitive Vorgeschichte, plural Vorgeschichten)
- (of a thing) past history
- (of a person) background
- (history before written records, singular only) prehistory
- Synonym: Urgeschichte
- (history before an event, singular only) prehistory
- Antonym: Nachgeschichte
Declension
Declension of Vorgeschichte
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Vorgeschichte | die | Vorgeschichten |
| genitive | einer | der | Vorgeschichte | der | Vorgeschichten |
| dative | einer | der | Vorgeschichte | den | Vorgeschichten |
| accusative | eine | die | Vorgeschichte | die | Vorgeschichten |
Related terms
- (history): vorgeschichtlich
Further reading
- “Vorgeschichte” in Duden online
- “Vorgeschichte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache