Präjudiz

German

Etymology

From Latin praeiūdicium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʁɛːjudit͡s/ (used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈpʁeː-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Hyphenation: Prä‧ju‧diz

Proper noun

Präjudiz n (strong, genitive Präjudizes, plural Präjudize)

  1. (archaic) prejudice
  2. (law) precedent, leading case

Declension

Declension of Präjudiz [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Präjudiz
genitive eines des Präjudizes
dative einem dem Präjudiz, Präjudize1
accusative ein das Präjudiz

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

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