Glaube

See also: glaube

German

Alternative forms

Glauben (somewhat less common)

Etymology

From Middle High German gloube, geloube, from Old High German giloubo, from Proto-West Germanic *galaubō, from Proto-Germanic *galaubô. More at glauben (“to believe”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡlaʊ̯bə/
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Noun

Glaube m (weak, genitive Glaubens, plural (rare) Glauben)

belief [+ an (accusative) = in], faith [+ an (accusative) = in]
Keine Kultur oder Zivilisation ohne Glauben an Götter. ― No culture or civilization without faith in gods.
faith, creed
der jüdische Glaube ― the Jewish faith

Declension

Declension of Glaube [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Glaube	die	Glauben¹
genitive	eines	des	Glaubens	der	Glauben¹
dative	einem	dem	Glauben	den	Glauben¹
accusative	einen	den	Glauben	die	Glauben¹

¹Rare.

Derived terms

See also

glauben

Further reading

“Glaube” in Duden online
“Glaube” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Glaube” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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