Spontaneität
German edit
Alternative forms edit
- Spontanität (see notes below)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French spontanéité.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˌʃpɔn.taˌneː.iˈtɛːt/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /-ˈteːt/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Spon‧ta‧ne‧i‧tät
Noun edit
Spontaneität f (genitive Spontaneität, no plural)
Usage notes edit
- The Germanised alternative Spontanität is the predominant form in speech and unedited writing. In edited texts, Spontaneität remains commoner. Both forms are accepted as standard by Duden.
Declension edit
Declension of Spontaneität [sg-only, feminine]
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Spontaneität” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Spontaneität” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Spontaneität” in Duden online
- Spontaneität on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de