Absicht
German
editEtymology
editAttested since the 17th century, nominalization of absehen[1]
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈapzɪçt/, [ˈapz̥ɪçt]
Audio (Austria): (file) Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Ab‧sicht
- Rhymes: -ɪçt
Noun
editAbsicht f (genitive Absicht, plural Absichten)
- intention
- mit schlechten Absichten. ― with bad intentions.
- intent
- 1990, “Zwei-plus-Vier-Vertrag”, in Bundesgesetzblatt, part 2, page 1320:
- Nach der Verfassung des vereinten Deutschland sind Handlungen, die geeignet sind und in der Absicht vorgenommen werden, das friedliche Zusammenleben der Völker zu stören, insbesondere die Führung eines Angriffskrieges vorzubereiten, verfassungswidrig und strafbar.
- According to the constitution of the united Germany, acts tending to and undertaken with the intent to disturb the peaceful relations between nations, especially to prepare for aggressive war, are unconstitutional and a punishable offence.
Declension
editDeclension of Absicht [feminine]
Derived terms
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editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen, Munich 1995, ISBN:3-423-03358-4
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editLuxembourgish
editNoun
editAbsicht f (plural Absichten)
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