Kongruenz

German

Alternative forms

• Congruenz (pre-1901)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin congruentia, from congruēns, the present active participle of congruō (“to unite, combine, agree”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɔŋɡʁuˈɛnts/

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• Hyphenation: Kon‧gru‧enz

Noun

Kongruenz f (genitive Kongruenz, plural Kongruenzen)

1. (grammar, linguistics) agreement (grammatical agreement)
2. (geometry) congruence

Declension

Declension of Kongruenz [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kongruenz	die	Kongruenzen
genitive	einer	der	Kongruenz	der	Kongruenzen
dative	einer	der	Kongruenz	den	Kongruenzen
accusative	eine	die	Kongruenz	die	Kongruenzen

Related terms

• kongruieren

Descendants

• Danish: kongruens

Further reading

• “Kongruenz” in Duden online