Ohnmacht

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ānmaht, an alteration (due to ān, āne ("without"; > German ohne)) of āmaht, from Old High German *āmaht, suggested by āmahtīg (“powerless”), from ā- (“without”) + maht. Compare Old High German unmaht. More at unmight.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈoːnˌmaχt/
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Noun

Ohnmacht f (genitive Ohnmacht, plural Ohnmachten)

faint, fainting
- 1960, Marie Luise Kaschnitz, ‘Der Strohhalm’:
  Ich habe nicht in Ohnmacht gefallen, ich habe auch nicht geweint.
  I didn't faint, nor did I cry.
powerlessness, helplessness

Declension

Declension of Ohnmacht

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Ohnmacht	die	Ohnmachten
genitive	einer	der	Ohnmacht	der	Ohnmachten
dative	einer	der	Ohnmacht	den	Ohnmachten
accusative	eine	die	Ohnmacht	die	Ohnmachten

Related terms

ohnmächtig

Further reading

Ohnmacht on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
Ohnmacht in Duden online

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