"Hauptsache" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [German]

IPA: /ˈhaʊ̯ptˌzaxə/ Audio: De-Hauptsache.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German houbetsache, equivalent to haupt- + Sache. Cognate with Middle Low German hȫvetsāke. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|houbetsache}} Middle High German houbetsache, {{pre|de|haupt|Sache}} haupt- + Sache, {{cog|gml|hȫvetsāke}} Middle Low German hȫvetsāke Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Hauptsache f (genitive Hauptsache, plural Hauptsachen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Hauptsache [genitive], Hauptsachen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Hauptsache [nominative, singular], Hauptsachen [definite, nominative, plural], Hauptsache [genitive, singular], Hauptsachen [definite, genitive, plural], Hauptsache [dative, singular], Hauptsachen [dative, definite, plural], Hauptsache [accusative, singular], Hauptsachen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. main thing, most important thing Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Hauptsache-de-noun-vpBEPDKb Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms prefixed with haupt- Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of German terms prefixed with haupt-: 72 28
  2. (law) main issue Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-Hauptsache-de-noun-BAln~Vk1 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hauptsächlich
Related terms: Ansichtssache, Hauptbühne, Hauptfrage, Hauptgeschehen, Hauptprodukt, Hauptpunkt, Hauptstadt, Hauptstraße, Privatsache, Sachfrage, Sachlichkeit, tatsächlich, Verschlusssache

Inflected forms

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      "word": "Nebensache"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hauptsächlich"
    }
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      },
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      "name": "pre"
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      "expansion": "Middle Low German hȫvetsāke",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German houbetsache, equivalent to haupt- + Sache. Cognate with Middle Low German hȫvetsāke.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "Hauptsache",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hauptsachen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hauptsache",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hauptsachen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hauptsache",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hauptsachen",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Hauptsache",
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    },
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      "form": "Hauptsachen",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hauptsache",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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    "Haupt‧sa‧che"
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Ansichtssache"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Hauptbühne"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Hauptfrage"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Hauptgeschehen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Hauptprodukt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Hauptpunkt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Hauptstadt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Hauptstraße"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Privatsache"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Sachfrage"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Sachlichkeit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tatsächlich"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Verschlusssache"
    }
  ],
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          "_dis": "98 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "72 28",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 141",
          "text": "„Vielleicht bin ich sogar verrückt. Ich will es nicht in Abrede stellen. Aber wenn ich es bin, so fühle ich mich sehr wohl dabei. Und das ist doch die Hauptsache, nicht?“\n„Maybe I am even crazy. I don't want to deny it. But if I am, I am feeling very good with it. And that is the most important thing, isn't it?“",
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        }
      ],
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          "main thing",
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          "most",
          "most"
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        [
          "important",
          "important"
        ],
        [
          "thing",
          "thing"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Law",
          "orig": "de:Law",
          "parents": [
            "Justice",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "main issue"
      ],
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        [
          "law",
          "law#English"
        ],
        [
          "main",
          "main"
        ],
        [
          "issue",
          "issue"
        ]
      ],
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        "(law) main issue"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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        "law"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈhaʊ̯ptˌzaxə/"
    },
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    }
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  ],
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    {
      "word": "Nebensache"
    }
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    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German feminine nouns",
    "German lemmas",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms prefixed with haupt-",
    "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "German terms with audio links"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "hauptsächlich"
    }
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      },
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    },
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      },
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        "2": "hȫvetsāke"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German hȫvetsāke",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German houbetsache, equivalent to haupt- + Sache. Cognate with Middle Low German hȫvetsāke.",
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    {
      "form": "Hauptsache",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hauptsachen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "Hauptsachen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "definite",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "Hauptsachen",
      "source": "declension",
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    }
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        "1": "f"
      },
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      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "f"
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      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Ansichtssache"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hauptbühne"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hauptfrage"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hauptgeschehen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hauptprodukt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hauptpunkt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hauptstadt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hauptstraße"
    },
    {
      "word": "Privatsache"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sachfrage"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sachlichkeit"
    },
    {
      "word": "tatsächlich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Verschlusssache"
    }
  ],
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        {
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          "text": "„Vielleicht bin ich sogar verrückt. Ich will es nicht in Abrede stellen. Aber wenn ich es bin, so fühle ich mich sehr wohl dabei. Und das ist doch die Hauptsache, nicht?“\n„Maybe I am even crazy. I don't want to deny it. But if I am, I am feeling very good with it. And that is the most important thing, isn't it?“",
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        }
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        "main thing, most important thing"
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          "main thing",
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        [
          "important",
          "important"
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          "thing",
          "thing"
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      "tags": [
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        "main issue"
      ],
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          "law",
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        [
          "main",
          "main"
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          "issue",
          "issue"
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        "(law) main issue"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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        "law"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈhaʊ̯ptˌzaxə/"
    },
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      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "de:Hauptsache"
  ],
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}

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