"Besessenheit" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /bəˈzɛsn̩haɪ̯t/, /bəˈzɛsənhaɪ̯t/ Audio: De-Besessenheit.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: Besessenheit [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Besessenheit [nominative, singular], Besessenheit [genitive, singular], Besessenheit [dative, singular], Besessenheit [accusative, singular]
Etymology: besessen + -heit Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|besessen|-heit}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*keyt-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*haiduz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-haidu", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old High German", "term" : "-heit", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "goh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle High German", "term" : "-heit", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "-heit", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Besessenheit", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Besessenheit">, {{suffix|de|besessen|heit}} besessen + -heit Head templates: {{de-noun|f.sg}} Besessenheit f (genitive Besessenheit, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f.sg}}
  1. obsession Tags: feminine, no-plural
    Sense id: en-Besessenheit-de-noun-07V3YtSS Categories (other): German entries with etymon Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 45 55
  2. (religion, mythology) possession Tags: feminine, no-plural
    Sense id: en-Besessenheit-de-noun-i2Fqpgry Categories (other): Mythology, Religion, German entries referencing missing etymons, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -heit, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of German entries referencing missing etymons: 17 83 Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 45 55 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -heit: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 6 94 Topics: human-sciences, lifestyle, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, religion, sciences
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