Angesicht

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German angesiht (aspect, view).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈanɡəzɪçt/
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Noun

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Angesicht n (strong, genitive Angesichts, plural Angesichter)

  1. (higher register) countenance, visage, face

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Angesicht”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

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  • Angesicht” in Duden online
  • Angesicht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache