Empfängnis

German

Etymology

From Middle High German enphencnisse, from Old High German intfangnissa. Equivalent to empfangen +‎ -nis. Originally synonymous with Empfang. In modern German, the two nouns have come to be distinguished semantically.

Noun

Empfängnis f (genitive Empfängnis, plural Empfängnisse)

  1. conception; the act of becoming pregnant

Declension
Declension of Empfängnis
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Empfängnis die Empfängnise
genitive einer der Empfängnis der Empfängnise
dative einer der Empfängnis den Empfängnisen
accusative eine die Empfängnis die Empfängnise

Derived terms
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