Essayist

German

Etymology

Since the 18th century, probably from English essayist or French essayiste.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Essayist m (weak, genitive Essayisten, plural Essayisten, feminine Essayistin)

1. essayist (of male or unspecified sex)

Declension

Declension of Essayist [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Essayist	die	Essayisten
genitive	eines	des	Essayisten	der	Essayisten
dative	einem	dem	Essayisten	den	Essayisten
accusative	einen	den	Essayisten	die	Essayisten

Related terms

• Essay
• Essayismus
• Essayistik
• essayistisch

Further reading

• Essayist on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Essayist” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Essayist” in Duden online
• “Essayist” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon