Polyglot Dictionary

Auferstehung

/ˈaʊfɛɐˌʃteːʊŋ/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Auferstehungen

Meaning

  1. resurrection

    • Ostern feiert die Auferstehung Christi von den Toten.

      Easter celebrates the resurrection of Christ from the dead.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

Der zentrale christliche Glaube, der an Ostern gefeiert wird — dass Christus von den Toten auferstanden ist. Ein formales, fast ausschließlich religiöses Substantiv.

Practice

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2 Fill the gap: Ostern feiert die ___ Christi von den Toten.

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