Bildungsroman

See also: bildungsroman

English

Noun

Bildungsroman (plural Bildungsromans or Bildungsromane)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of bildungsroman

German

Etymology

From Bildung (“formation”) +‎ -s- +‎ Roman (“novel”); coined c. 1820 by Johann Carl Simon Morgenstern; titled an 1820 text Über das Wesen des Bildungsromans.

From bildunge, from bildunga, from bilidon (“to shape”), from bilodi (“form, shape”), and French roman (“novel”). Hence "novel of education" or "novel of formation".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbɪl.dʊŋs.ʀoˈmaːn]
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Noun

Bildungsroman m (genitive Bildungsromans, plural Bildungsromane)

  1. A bildungsroman, a novel of personal maturation.

Declension
Declension of Bildungsroman
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bildungsroman die Bildungsromane
genitive eines des Bildungsromans der Bildungsromane
dative einem dem Bildungsroman den Bildungsromanen
accusative einen den Bildungsroman die Bildungsromane

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