Empfängnis

German

Etymology

From Middle High German enphencnisse, from Old High German intfangnissa. Equivalent to empfangen +‎ -nis. Originally synonymous with Empfang. In modern German, the two nouns have come to be distinguished semantically.

Noun

Empfängnis f (genitive Empfängnis, plural Empfängnisse)

conception; the act of becoming pregnant

Declension

Declension of Empfängnis

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Empfängnis	die	Empfängnise
genitive	einer	der	Empfängnis	der	Empfängnise
dative	einer	der	Empfängnis	den	Empfängnisen
accusative	eine	die	Empfängnis	die	Empfängnise

Derived terms

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