Hermeneutik

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἑρμηνευτική (τέχνη) (hermēneutikḗ (tékhnē), “art of interpretation”), from ἑρμηνεύειν (hermēneúein, “to explain, to interpret”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌhɛʁmeˈnɔɪ̯tɪk/

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Noun

Hermeneutik f (genitive Hermeneutik, no plural)

1. hermeneutics

Declension

Declension of Hermeneutik [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Hermeneutik
genitive	einer	der	Hermeneutik
dative	einer	der	Hermeneutik
accusative	eine	die	Hermeneutik

Related terms

• hermeneutisch

See also

• Textauslegung, Textinterpretation, Textverständnis, Gesetzesauslegung
• Auslegungskunst

Further reading

• “Hermeneutik” in Duden online