Challenge
German edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English challenge, from Middle English chalenge, from kalange, from Old French chalenge, chalonge, from Old Northern French calenge, calonge, from Latin calumnia, from Proto-Indo-European *kēl-, *ḱēl-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Challenge f (genitive Challenge, plural Challenges)
- (Internet) social media challenge (fun, sometimes dangerous challenge, sometimes associated with high-profile fundraising)
Declension edit
Declension of Challenge [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Challenge | die | Challenges |
genitive | einer | der | Challenge | der | Challenges |
dative | einer | der | Challenge | den | Challenges |
accusative | eine | die | Challenge | die | Challenges |
Further reading edit
- “Challenge” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Challenge” in Duden online
- “Challenge”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
- “Challenge” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon