Spontaneität
German
Alternative forms
- Spontanität (see notes below)
Etymology
Borrowed from French spontanéité.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌʃpɔn.taˌneː.iˈtɛːt/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /-ˈteːt/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Spon‧ta‧ne‧i‧tät
Noun
Spontaneität f (genitive Spontaneität, no plural)
- spontaneity
Usage notes
- The Germanised alternative Spontanität is the predominant form in speech and unedited writing. In edited texts, Spontaneität remains commoner. Both forms are accepted as standard by Duden.
Declension
Declension of Spontaneität [sg-only, feminine]
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Spontaneität |
| genitive | einer | der | Spontaneität |
| dative | einer | der | Spontaneität |
| accusative | eine | die | Spontaneität |
Related terms
- spontan
Further reading
- “Spontaneität” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Spontaneität” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Spontaneität” in Duden online
Spontaneität on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de