Epochenbruch

German

Etymology

Epoche +‎ -n- +‎ Bruch, literally “rupture of an epoch”.

Noun

Epochenbruch m (strong, genitive Epochenbruchs or (uncommon) Epochenbruches, plural Epochenbrüche)

1. (higher register) a societal inflection point; segue from one epoch to the next

Declension

Declension of Epochenbruch [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Epochenbruch	die	Epochenbrüche
genitive	eines	des	Epochenbruchs, Epochenbruches1	der	Epochenbrüche
dative	einem	dem	Epochenbruch, Epochenbruche1,2	den	Epochenbrüchen
accusative	einen	den	Epochenbruch	die	Epochenbrüche

¹Uncommon.
²Now rare, see notes.

See also

• Kulturbruch

Further reading

• “Epochenbruch” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Epochenbruch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache