Johannis

German

Alternative forms

• Johannes'

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Proper noun

Johannis

1. (dated) genitive singular of Johannes
   • 1945, Victor Klemperer, So sitze ich denn zwischen allen Stühlen: Tagebücher 1945–1959, Aufbau, published 1999, page 115:

     Es war in wirrsten Tönen eine dunkle biblische Prophezeiung, Stil Offenbarung Johannis.

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Usage notes

Rarely used in modern German, but still found in compounds such as Johannisbeere and Johanniskraut.