Rechenschaft
German
Etymology
From Middle High German rechinschafft, equivalent to rechnen + -schaft.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɛçənʃaft/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Re‧chen‧schaft
Noun
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
- account, accountability
- Rechenschaft für etwas ablegen ― to account for something
- reckoning
Usage notes
The plural is rare and used almost exclusively in legal contexts.
Declension
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Related terms
- Rechenschaftsbericht
- Rechenschaftspflicht
Further reading
Rechenschaft on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de- “Rechenschaft” in Duden online
- “Rechenschaft” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Rechenschaft” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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