Mehrheit
German
Etymology
Loan translation (1719) of Dutch meerderheid (± 1600), itself probably a loan translation French pluralité (“majority”, 1559). Old High German mērheit (“quality of being more”) had no attested continuation. Analyzable as mehr (“more”) + -heit (“-hood”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmeːɐ̯haɪ̯t/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛɐ̯haɪ̯t/ (by a common merger)
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Noun
Mehrheit f (genitive Mehrheit, plural Mehrheiten)
Declension
Declension of Mehrheit
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Mehrheit | die | Mehrheiten |
genitive | einer | der | Mehrheit | der | Mehrheiten |
dative | einer | der | Mehrheit | den | Mehrheiten |
accusative | eine | die | Mehrheit | die | Mehrheiten |
Further reading
- Mehrheit in Duden online
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