"Fahrenheit" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfaːʁənhaɪ̯t/ Audio: De-Fahrenheit.ogg Forms: Fahrenheit [genitive], neuter strong [table-tags], Fahrenheit [nominative, singular], Fahrenheit [genitive, singular], Fahrenheit [dative, singular], Fahrenheit [accusative, singular]
Etymology: Named after Prussian scientist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit. The surname is poorly attested and of uncertain origin, but superficially composed of fahren (“to go, travel”) + the suffix -heit. Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|scientist||||}} scientist, {{!}} |, {{lang|de|Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit}} Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, {{named-after|de|Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit|nat=Prussian|occ=scientist|wplink==}} Named after Prussian scientist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit Head templates: {{de-noun|n,-.sg}} Fahrenheit n (strong, genitive Fahrenheit, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,-.sg}}
  1. (sciences) Fahrenheit Tags: neuter, no-plural, strong
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