noun#2,651 by frequency
die Erkenntnis
/ɛɐ̯ˈkɛntnɪs/
realization, recognition, insight, perception
- genitive
- der Erkenntnis
- plural
- die Erkenntnisse
Meanings
- 1
realization, recognition, insight, perception
Der menschlichen Erkenntnis sind Grenzen gesetzt, aber wir wissen nicht, wo diese liegen.
There are limits to human knowledge, but we don't know where they lie.
Tatoeba · Adelpa · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
judgment, court decision, court rulingrare
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dieErkenntnis | dieErkenntnisse |
| accusative | dieErkenntnis | dieErkenntnisse |
| dative | derErkenntnis | denErkenntnissen |
| genitive | derErkenntnis | derErkenntnisse |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.