Glaube

See also: glaube

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German gloube, geloube, from Old High German giloubo, from Proto-West Germanic *galaubō, from Proto-Germanic *galaubô. More at glauben (“to believe”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡlaʊ̯bə/
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  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯bə

Noun

Glaube m (weak, genitive Glaubens, plural (rare) Glauben)

  1. belief, faith [with an (+ accusative) ‘in’]
    Keine Kultur oder Zivilisation ohne Glauben an Götter. ― No culture or civilization without faith in gods.
  2. faith, creed
    der jüdische Glaube ― the Jewish faith

Declension

Declension of Glaube [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Glaube die Glauben1
genitive eines des Glaubens der Glauben1
dative einem dem Glauben den Glauben1
accusative einen den Glauben die Glauben1

1Rare.

Hyponyms

  • Aberglaube, Abglaube, Obrigkeitsglaube, Schicksalsglaube, Volksglaube, Wissenschaftsglaube, Unglaube, Unfehlbarkeitsglaube

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