Heldentum

German

Etymology

Coined by Christoph Martin Wieland (1733–1813).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛldn̩tuːm/

• Audio:

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Noun

Heldentum n (strong, genitive Heldentumes or Heldentums, no plural)

1. heroism

   Synonym: Heroismus

Declension

Declension of Heldentum [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Heldentum
genitive	eines	des	Heldentumes, Heldentums
dative	einem	dem	Heldentum, Heldentume1
accusative	ein	das	Heldentum

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

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