noun#458 by frequency
der Anfang
/ˈʔanfaŋ/
start, beginning, origin
- genitive
- des Anfanges
- plural
- die Anfänge
Meanings
- 1
start, beginning, origin — spatially or temporally
Am Anfang war das Wort.
In the beginning was the Word.
Tatoeba · Adelpa · CC BY 2.0 FR
Das war erst der Anfang.
It was just the beginning.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | derAnfang | dieAnfänge |
| accusative | denAnfang | dieAnfänge |
| dative | demAnfang | denAnfängen |
| genitive | desAnfanges | derAnfänge |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.