Ethik

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin ēthica, from Ancient Greek ἠθική (ēthikḗ), from ἠθικός (ēthikós, “of or for morals, moral, expressing character”), from ἦθος (êthos, “character, moral nature”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːtɪk/

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• Hyphenation: Ethik

Noun

Ethik f (genitive Ethik, plural Ethiken)

1. ethics (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct)

Declension

Declension of Ethik [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Ethik	die	Ethiken
genitive	einer	der	Ethik	der	Ethiken
dative	einer	der	Ethik	den	Ethiken
accusative	eine	die	Ethik	die	Ethiken

Further reading

• “Ethik” in Duden online
• “Ethik” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache