Widerstand

See also: widerstand

German

Etymology

wider- +‎ Stand

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈviːdɐˌʃtant/
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Noun

Widerstand m (genitive Widerstandes or Widerstands, plural Widerstände)

  1. resistance (act of resisting, or the capacity to resist)
  2. resistance (physics: force that tends to oppose motion)
  3. resistance (physics: opposition of a body to the flow of current)
  4. resistance (sociology/history: An underground organization engaged in a struggle for liberation from forceful occupation)
  5. resistor (electronic component)

Declension
Declension of Widerstand
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Widerstand die Widerstände
genitive eines des Widerstandes,
Widerstands		 der Widerstände
dative einem dem Widerstand,
Widerstande1		 den Widerständen
accusative einen den Widerstand die Widerstände
1Now uncommon, see notes

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