Zeugnis

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?]; zeugen (“to testify, declare”). Cognate with Vilamovian cajgnys.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtsɔɪ̯k.nɪs/
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Noun

Zeugnis n (strong, genitive Zeugnisses, plural Zeugnisse)

testimony, witness declaration
certificate, affidavit, report card

Declension

Declension of Zeugnis [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Zeugnis	die	Zeugnisse
genitive	eines	des	Zeugnisses	der	Zeugnisse
dative	einem	dem	Zeugnis, Zeugnisse¹	den	Zeugnissen
accusative	ein	das	Zeugnis	die	Zeugnisse

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

“Zeugnis” in Duden online
“Zeugnis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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