Angesicht

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German angesiht (aspect, view).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈanɡəzɪçt/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

Angesicht n (strong, genitive Angesichts, plural Angesichter)

  1. (higher register) countenance, visage, face

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Angesicht”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading[edit]

  • Angesicht” in Duden online
  • Angesicht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache