Ambivalenz
German edit
Etymology edit
Coined by Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler in 1910, from Latin ambō (“both”) and valentia (“strength”), from the verb valeō (“to be strong”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Ambivalenz f (genitive Ambivalenz, plural Ambivalenzen)
Declension edit
Declension of Ambivalenz [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Ambivalenz | die | Ambivalenzen |
| genitive | einer | der | Ambivalenz | der | Ambivalenzen |
| dative | einer | der | Ambivalenz | den | Ambivalenzen |
| accusative | eine | die | Ambivalenz | die | Ambivalenzen |
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Ambivalenz” in Duden online
- “Ambivalenz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache