"Zeitgeist" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtsaɪ̯t.ɡaɪ̯st/ Audio: De-Zeitgeist.ogg
Etymology: Zeit (“time”) + Geist (“ghost”), calque of Latin genius saeculī, commonly attributed to Johann Gottfried Herder (1744–1803). Etymology templates: {{compound|de|Zeit|Geist|t1=time|t2=ghost}} Zeit (“time”) + Geist (“ghost”), {{calque|de|la|genius saeculī|nocap=1}} calque of Latin genius saeculī Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,er}} Zeitgeist m (strong, genitive Zeitgeistes or Zeitgeists, plural Zeitgeister) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s,er}} Forms: Zeitgeistes [genitive], Zeitgeists [genitive], Zeitgeister [plural], strong [table-tags], Zeitgeist [nominative, singular], Zeitgeister [definite, nominative, plural], Zeitgeistes [genitive, singular], Zeitgeists [genitive, singular], Zeitgeister [definite, genitive, plural], Zeitgeist [dative, singular], Zeitgeiste [dative, singular], Zeitgeistern [dative, definite, plural], Zeitgeist [accusative, singular], Zeitgeister [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. spirit of the age; zeitgeist Wikipedia link: Johann Gottfried Herder Tags: masculine, strong Related terms: Weltgeist
    Sense id: en-Zeitgeist-de-noun-C8C9QURy Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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