"Egoismus" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /eɡoˈɪsmʊs/ Audio: De-Egoismus.ogg Forms: Egoismus [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Egoismus [nominative, singular], Egoismus [genitive, singular], Egoismus [dative, singular], Egoismus [accusative, singular]
Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin egoismus, from Latin ego. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|NL.|egoismus}} Borrowed from New Latin egoismus, {{der|de|la|ego}} Latin ego Head templates: {{de-noun|m.sg}} Egoismus m (strong, genitive Egoismus, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.sg}}
  1. egoism Wikipedia link: de:Egoismus Tags: masculine, no-plural, strong Categories (topical): Ethics, Psychology

Inflected forms

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