Widerschein

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German

Etymology

wider- +‎ Schein

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈviːdɐˌʃaɪ̯n/
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Noun

Widerschein m (strong, genitive Widerscheines or Widerscheins, plural Widerscheine)

  1. reflection
    Synonyms: Abglanz, Reflexion
    • c. 1914, Franz Kafka, Der Prozess, Berlin: Die Schmiede, published 1925:
      Es war ein kleiner viereckiger Hof, in den er hinuntersah, ringsherum waren Bureauräume untergebracht, alle Fenster waren jetzt schon dunkel, nur die obersten fingen einen Widerschein des Mondes auf.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1997, “Widerschein”, in Von Allen Gedanken Schätze Ich Doch Am Meisten Die Interessanten, performed by Die Sterne:
      Das ist Unsinn, lass es sein, lass doch mal die Sonne rein / und genieße ihren Widerschein
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of Widerschein
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Widerschein die Widerscheine
genitive eines des Widerscheines, Widerscheins der Widerscheine
dative einem dem Widerschein, Widerscheine1 den Widerscheinen
accusative einen den Widerschein die Widerscheine

1Now rare, see notes.

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