Erfordernis

German

Alternative forms

  • Erforderniß (obsolete)

Etymology

erfordern +‎ -nis

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔɛɐ̯ˈfɔɐ̯dɐnɪs]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Erfordernis n (strong, genitive Erfordernisses, plural Erfordernisse)

  1. need, necessity

Declension

Declension of Erfordernis [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Erfordernis die Erfordernisse
genitive eines des Erfordernisses der Erfordernisse
dative einem dem Erfordernis, Erfordernisse1 den Erfordernissen
accusative ein das Erfordernis die Erfordernisse

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Erfordernis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Erfordernis” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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