Bewusstseinsstrom

German

Etymology

From Bewusstsein +‎ -s- +‎ Strom. Calque of English stream of consciousness.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈvʊstzaɪ̯nsˌʃtʁoːm/
  • Hyphenation: Be‧wusst‧seins‧strom

Noun

Bewusstseinsstrom m (strong, genitive Bewusstseinsstromes or Bewusstseinsstroms, plural Bewusstseinsströme)

  1. stream of consciousness (continuous flow of thoughts that makes up an individual's conscious experience)
  2. (literature, narratology) stream of consciousness (literary device that seeks to describe this process by means of a long, unstructured soliloquy)

Declension

Declension of Bewusstseinsstrom [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bewusstseinsstrom die Bewusstseinsströme
genitive eines des Bewusstseinsstromes, Bewusstseinsstroms der Bewusstseinsströme
dative einem dem Bewusstseinsstrom, Bewusstseinsstrome1 den Bewusstseinsströmen
accusative einen den Bewusstseinsstrom die Bewusstseinsströme

1Now rare, see notes.

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