Rechenschaft
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German rechinschafft, equivalent to rechnen + -schaft.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editRechenschaft f (genitive Rechenschaft, plural Rechenschaften)
- account, accountability
- Rechenschaft für etwas ablegen ― to account for something
- reckoning
Usage notes
editThe plural is rare and used almost exclusively in legal contexts.
Declension
editDeclension of Rechenschaft [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Rechenschaft | die | Rechenschaften |
genitive | einer | der | Rechenschaft | der | Rechenschaften |
dative | einer | der | Rechenschaft | den | Rechenschaften |
accusative | eine | die | Rechenschaft | die | Rechenschaften |
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- Rechenschaft on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Rechenschaft” in Duden online
- “Rechenschaft” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Rechenschaft” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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