Vorwort
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of Latin praefatio (“preface”), equivalent to vor + Wort or vor- + Wort.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Vorwort n (strong, genitive Vorwortes or Vorworts, plural Vorworte)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Vorwort | die | Vorworte |
| genitive | eines | des | Vorwortes, Vorworts | der | Vorworte |
| dative | einem | dem | Vorwort, Vorworte1 | den | Vorworten |
| accusative | ein | das | Vorwort | die | Vorworte |
1Now rare, see notes.
Noun
[edit]Vorwort n (strong, genitive Vorwortes or Vorworts, plural Vorwörter)
- (grammar) preposition
- Synonyms: Verhältniswort, Präposition
- (grammar, dated) pronoun
- Synonyms: Fürwort, Fürnennwort, Personenwort, Personwort, Vertretewort, Vertretungswort, Pronomen
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Vorwort | die | Vorwörter |
| genitive | eines | des | Vorwortes, Vorworts | der | Vorwörter |
| dative | einem | dem | Vorwort, Vorworte1 | den | Vorwörtern |
| accusative | ein | das | Vorwort | die | Vorwörter |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
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- German terms calqued from Latin
- German terms derived from Latin
- German compound terms
- German terms prefixed with vor-
- German 2-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German neuter nouns
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- German dated terms
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