Aberglaube

See also: aberglaube

German

Etymology

From Middle High German abergloube, from aber (“behind”) and gloube (“belief”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaːbɐˌɡlaʊ̯bə/
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Noun

Aberglaube m (weak, genitive Aberglaubens, no plural)

superstition
reiner Aberglaube. ― mere superstition.

Declension

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Further reading

“Aberglaube” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Aberglaube” in Duden online
“Aberglaube” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Aberglaube”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

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