Palimpsest

See also: palimpsest

German

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek παλίμψηστος (palímpsēstos).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Palimpsest m or n (strong, genitive Palimpsests or Palimpsestes, plural Palimpseste)

1. palimpsest

Declension

Declension of Palimpsest [masculine // neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der, das	Palimpsest	die	Palimpseste
genitive	eines	des	Palimpsests, Palimpsestes	der	Palimpseste
dative	einem	dem	Palimpsest, Palimpseste1	den	Palimpsesten
accusative	einen, ein	den, das	Palimpsest	die	Palimpseste

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Palimpsest” in Duden online