"Gegenteil" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡeːɡn̩taɪ̯l/ Audio: De-at-Gegenteil.ogg , De-Gegenteil.ogg
Etymology: From gegen- + Teil. Etymology templates: {{affix|de|gegen-|Teil}} gegen- + Teil Head templates: {{de-noun|n,es:s}} Gegenteil n (strong, genitive Gegenteiles or Gegenteils, plural Gegenteile) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,es:s}} Forms: Gegenteiles [genitive], Gegenteils [genitive], Gegenteile [plural], strong [table-tags], Gegenteil [nominative, singular], Gegenteile [definite, nominative, plural], Gegenteiles [genitive, singular], Gegenteils [genitive, singular], Gegenteile [definite, genitive, plural], Gegenteil [dative, singular], Gegenteile [dative, singular], Gegenteilen [dative, definite, plural], Gegenteil [accusative, singular], Gegenteile [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. opposite (contrary thing) Tags: neuter, strong Synonyms: Gegentheil (english: obsolete spelling) Derived forms: gegenteilig, im Gegenteil, im Gegenteile

Inflected forms

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        "1": "de",
        "2": "gegen-",
        "3": "Teil"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From gegen- + Teil.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Gegenteiles",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gegenteils",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gegenteile",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gegenteil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gegenteile",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gegenteiles",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gegenteils",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gegenteile",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gegenteil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gegenteile",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gegenteilen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gegenteil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gegenteile",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,es:s"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "gegenteilig"
        },
        {
          "word": "im Gegenteil"
        },
        {
          "word": "im Gegenteile"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "The opposite happens when we express ourselves in a judgmental way.",
          "text": "Das Gegenteil tritt ein, wenn wir uns wertend äußern.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "opposite (contrary thing)"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "opposite"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "english": "obsolete spelling",
          "word": "Gegentheil"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡeːɡn̩taɪ̯l/"
    },
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  ],
  "word": "Gegenteil"
}
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    {
      "word": "gegenteilig"
    },
    {
      "word": "im Gegenteil"
    },
    {
      "word": "im Gegenteile"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gegenteile",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gegenteil",
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gegenteile",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gegenteil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gegenteile",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gegenteilen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gegenteil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gegenteile",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "n,es:s"
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      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German neuter nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms prefixed with gegen-",
        "German terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The opposite happens when we express ourselves in a judgmental way.",
          "text": "Das Gegenteil tritt ein, wenn wir uns wertend äußern.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "opposite (contrary thing)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "opposite",
          "opposite"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡeːɡn̩taɪ̯l/"
    },
    {
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "obsolete spelling",
      "word": "Gegentheil"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Gegenteil"
}

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