Courage
See also: courage
German edit
Etymology edit
16th century, from Middle French corage, courage. In the dialects often Germanised; compare Alemannic German Karäschi. The standard form remains under the influence of modern French.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /kuˈraːʒə/, [kuˈʁaːʒə], [kʊ-]
- IPA(key): /kuˈraːʃə/ (some southern speakers)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Cou‧ra‧ge
- Rhymes: -aːʒə
Noun edit
Courage f (genitive Courage, no plural)
- courage, guts, initiative
- Synonyms: Mut, Schneid, Beherztheit, Entschlossenheit, Initiative
- (obsolete, 17th-century military slang) vulva; vagina
Usage notes edit
- The German word is rarely used of situations where someone puts themselves in actual danger (for which Mut), but rather in the context of daring to speak out, to take a chance, etc.
Declension edit
Declension of Courage [sg-only, feminine]