Zivilisation
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German
Etymology
Borrowed from French civilisation.
Pronunciation
Noun
Zivilisation f (genitive Zivilisation, plural Zivilisationen)
- civilisation
- Synonym: Kulturkreis
Declension
Declension of Zivilisation
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Zivilisation | die | Zivilisationen |
| genitive | einer | der | Zivilisation | der | Zivilisationen |
| dative | einer | der | Zivilisation | den | Zivilisationen |
| accusative | eine | die | Zivilisation | die | Zivilisationen |
Further reading
- “Zivilisation” in Duden online
- “Zivilisation” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Zivilisation” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Zivilisation on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
