Challenge
See also: challenge and challengé
German
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English challenge, from Middle English chalenge, from kalange, from Old French chalenge, chalonge, from Old Northern French calenge, calonge, from Latin calumnia, from Proto-Indo-European *kēl-, *ḱēl-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛlənt͡ʃ/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Chal‧lenge
Noun
Challenge f (genitive Challenge, plural Challenges)
- (Internet) social media challenge (fun, sometimes dangerous challenge, sometimes associated with high-profile fundraising)
Declension
Declension of Challenge [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Challenge | die | Challenges |
| genitive | einer | der | Challenge | der | Challenges |
| dative | einer | der | Challenge | den | Challenges |
| accusative | eine | die | Challenge | die | Challenges |
Further reading
- “Challenge” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Challenge” in Duden online
- “Challenge”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
- “Challenge” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon