Horizont

See also: horizont

German

Etymology

16th century, borrowed from Latin horizōn, horizontis, from Ancient Greek ὁρίζων (horízōn), from ὅρος (hóros, “boundary”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ho.ʁiˈtsɔnt/, /ˈhɔ.ʁi.tsɔnt/, /ˈhoː.ʁi.tsɔnt/
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Noun

Horizont m (strong, genitive Horizonts or Horizontes, plural Horizonte)

  1. horizon (line where the sky appears to meet the earth; (figurative) range of someone’s thinking or insight)
    Synonyms: (nautical) Kimm, (now chiefly figurative) Gesichtskreis
    • 1984, Nena, “99 Luftballons”, in 99 Luftballons‎[1]:
      Neunundneunzig Luftballons / Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont
      Ninety nine balloons / On their way to the horizon.
    • 1986, Udo Lindenberg, “Horizont”, in Phönix‎[2]:
      Hinterm Horizont geht’s weiter / Ein neuer Tag / Hinterm Horizont immer weiter / Zusammen sind wir stark.
      Behind the horizon it goes on / A new day / Behind the horizon always on and on / Together we are strong.

Declension

Declension of Horizont [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Horizont die Horizonte
genitive eines des Horizonts, Horizontes der Horizonte
dative einem dem Horizont, Horizonte1 den Horizonten
accusative einen den Horizont die Horizonte

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

Plautdietsch

Noun

Horizont m

  1. horizon
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