Eigenschaft

German

Etymology

eigen +‎ -schaft

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaɪ̯ɡn̩ʃaːft/
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Noun

Eigenschaft f (genitive Eigenschaft, plural Eigenschaften)

  1. feature, property, characteristic; quality
    • Sind wir wirklich mehr als die Summe unserer Eigenschaften?
      Are we really more than the sum of our characteristics?
    • Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften
      The Man Without Qualities (novel in three volumes by Robert Musil (1930-42))

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