Geschichte

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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

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Derived terms[edit]

history
story

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Luxembourgish: Geschicht
  • Silesian: gyszichta

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