German

edit
 
German Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia de

Etymology

edit

geworfen +‎ -heit

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈvɔʁfn̩ˌhaɪ̯t/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

edit

Geworfenheit f (genitive Geworfenheit, no plural)

  1. (philosophy) thrownness (the Heideggerian concept of individual human existence as a case of being thrown arbitrarily into the world)

Declension

edit

Descendants

edit
  • English: thrownness (calque)