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Geschichte

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German geschicht(e) (event, struggle, story, history), from Old High German gisciht, from the verb Proto-Germanic *skehaną, whence German geschehen. Unrelated to Schicht. Cognate with Vilamovian gyśicht.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈʃɪçtə/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪçtə
  • Hyphenation: Ge‧schich‧te

Noun

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Geschichte f (genitive Geschichte, plural Geschichten, diminutive Geschichtchen n)

  1. (uncountable) history
    Synonym: Historie (formal)
    Geschichte schreibento make history
    in die Geschichte eingehento go down in history
  2. (countable) story
    eine Geschichte schreibento write a story
    jemandem eine Geschichte erzählento tell someone a story

Declension

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Derived terms

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history
story
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Descendants

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  • Luxembourgish: Geschicht
  • Silesian: gyszichta

See also

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Further reading

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