Geistesgeschichte
German edit
Etymology edit
From Geist + -es- + Geschichte.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
Geistesgeschichte f (genitive Geistesgeschichte, plural Geistesgeschichten)
- (humanities) intellectual history; history of ideas: the methodical study of the origin, development, transmission, and effect of intellectual ideas — such as those of religion, philosophy, science, etc. — throughout the history of a nation or epoch.
Declension edit
Declension of Geistesgeschichte [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Geistesgeschichte | die | Geistesgeschichten |
| genitive | einer | der | Geistesgeschichte | der | Geistesgeschichten |
| dative | einer | der | Geistesgeschichte | den | Geistesgeschichten |
| accusative | eine | die | Geistesgeschichte | die | Geistesgeschichten |
Further reading edit
- “Geistesgeschichte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Geistesgeschichte” in Duden online
- “Geistesgeschichte” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon