Geschichte

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German geschicht(e) (“event, struggle, story, history”), from Old High German gisciht, from the verb Proto-Germanic *skehaną, whence German geschehen. Unrelated to Schicht.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈʃɪçtə/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪçtə
  • Hyphenation: Ge‧schich‧te

Noun

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Geschichte f (genitive Geschichte, plural Geschichten, diminutive Geschichtchen n)

  1. (uncountable) history
    Synonym: Historie (formal)
    Geschichte schreiben ― to make history
    in die Geschichte eingehen ― to go down in history
  2. (countable) story
    eine Geschichte schreiben ― to write a story
    jemandem eine Geschichte erzählen ― to tell someone a story

Declension

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Declension of Geschichte [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Geschichte die Geschichten
genitive einer der Geschichte der Geschichten
dative einer der Geschichte den Geschichten
accusative eine die Geschichte die Geschichten

Derived terms

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history
story
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Descendants

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  • → Luxembourgish: Geschicht
  • → Silesian: gyszichta

See also

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Further reading

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