Antwort
German
Etymology
From Middle High German antwürte, from Old High German antwurti, from Proto-Germanic *andawurdiją. The gender change from neuter to feminine is due to semantic association with Frage (“question”). See also antworten. Cognate to Dutch antwoord and Afrikaans antwoord.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈantvɔʁt/
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Noun
Antwort f (genitive Antwort, plural Antworten)
- answer
- Antonym: Frage f
Declension
Declension of Antwort [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Antwort | die | Antworten |
| genitive | einer | der | Antwort | der | Antworten |
| dative | einer | der | Antwort | den | Antworten |
| accusative | eine | die | Antwort | die | Antworten |
Derived terms
- Antworttendenz
- Antwortsatz =response sentence
- keine Antwort ist auch eine Antwort
Further reading
- “Antwort” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Antwort” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Antwort” in Duden online