"Gestalt" meaning in German

See Gestalt in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡəˈʃtalt/, /ɡ̥eˈʃtalt/ Audio: De-Gestalt.ogg , De-at-Gestalt.ogg [Austria]
Etymology: From Middle High German gestalt, the past participle of stellen (modern stellen, gestellt) used substantively. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|gestalt}} Middle High German gestalt, {{m|gmh|stellen}} stellen, {{m|de|stellen}} stellen, {{m|de|gestellt}} gestellt Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Gestalt f (genitive Gestalt, plural Gestalten) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Gestalt [genitive], Gestalten [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Gestalt [nominative, singular], Gestalten [definite, nominative, plural], Gestalt [genitive, singular], Gestalten [definite, genitive, plural], Gestalt [dative, singular], Gestalten [dative, definite, plural], Gestalt [accusative, singular], Gestalten [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. shape, form, figure, outline Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Gestalt-de-noun-ZVjniflY Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 41 45 14
  2. (especially) shape, build of a person, silhouette, profile Tags: especially, feminine
    Sense id: en-Gestalt-de-noun-zQWfLJty Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 41 45 14
  3. (thus) figure, character, person Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Gestalt-de-noun-8uypMGXi Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 41 45 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gestalten, Gestalter, Gestaltung, Gestaltwandler Related terms: ungestalt

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Gestalt meaning in German (5.6kB)

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