Zeitgeist (plural Zeitgeists or Zeitgeister)
Zeitgeist
Zeit (“time”) + Geist (“ghost”), calque of Latin genius saeculī, commonly attributed to Johann Gottfried Herder (1744–1803).
Zeitgeist m (strong, genitive Zeitgeistes or Zeitgeists, plural Zeitgeister)
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Zeitgeist | die | Zeitgeister |
genitive | eines | des | Zeitgeistes, Zeitgeists | der | Zeitgeister |
dative | einem | dem | Zeitgeist, Zeitgeiste1 | den | Zeitgeistern |
accusative | einen | den | Zeitgeist | die | Zeitgeister |
1Now rare, see notes.
Unadapted borrowing from German Zeitgeist.
Zeitgeist m inan
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Zeitgeist | Zeitgeisty |
genitive | Zeitgeistu | Zeitgeistów |
dative | Zeitgeistowi | Zeitgeistom |
accusative | Zeitgeist | Zeitgeisty |
instrumental | Zeitgeistem | Zeitgeistami |
locative | Zeitgeiście | Zeitgeistach |
vocative | Zeitgeiście | Zeitgeisty |