Konfirmation
See also: konfirmation
German
Etymology
From Latin confirmatio
Pronunciation
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Noun
Konfirmation f (genitive Konfirmation, plural Konfirmationen)
- (Protestantism) confirmation (ceremony of conscious acknowledgement of the faith)
- (rare, archaic) confirmation; verification
Usage notes
- The Catholic sacrament known in English as “confirmation” is called Firmung in German.
Declension
Declension of Konfirmation
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Konfirmation | die | Konfirmationen |
| genitive | einer | der | Konfirmation | der | Konfirmationen |
| dative | einer | der | Konfirmation | den | Konfirmationen |
| accusative | eine | die | Konfirmation | die | Konfirmationen |
Synonyms
- (verification): Bestätigung
Further reading
- Konfirmation in Duden online
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