Antwort

German

Etymology

From Middle High German antwürte, from Old High German antwurti, from Proto-Germanic *andawurdiją. The gender change from neuter to feminine is due to semantic association with Frage (“question”). See also antworten. Cognate to Dutch antwoord and Afrikaans antwoord.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈantvɔʁt/
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Noun

Antwort f (genitive Antwort, plural Antworten)

  1. answer
    Antonym: Frage f

Declension

Declension of Antwort [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Antwort die Antworten
genitive einer der Antwort der Antworten
dative einer der Antwort den Antworten
accusative eine die Antwort die Antworten

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Antwort” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Antwort” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Antwort” in Duden online
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