Philosophie
See also: philosophie
German edit
Alternative forms edit
- Filosofie, Philosophia (obsolete)
- Filosofei, Philosophei (archaic)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin philosophia, from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophía), from φίλος (phílos, “loving”) + σοφία (sophía, “wisdom”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Philosophie f (genitive Philosophie, plural Philosophien)
- (uncountable) philosophy (study of thought)
- Sie studiert Philosophie. ― She studies philosophy.
- (countable) philosophy (one's manner of thinking)
- Seine Philosophie lautet: leben und leben lassen. ― His personal philosophy is: live and let live.
Declension edit
Declension of Philosophie [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Philosophie | die | Philosophien |
genitive | einer | der | Philosophie | der | Philosophien |
dative | einer | der | Philosophie | den | Philosophien |
accusative | eine | die | Philosophie | die | Philosophien |
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Philosophie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Philosophie” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Philosophie” in Duden online
- Philosophie on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Philosophie” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.