Gegenwart

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German gegenwart, from Old High German geginwartī, in which the component wart is cognate with Old High German werdan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌvaʁt/ Hyphenation: Ge‧gen‧wart === Noun === Gegenwart f (genitive Gegenwart, no plural) the present presence (of someone/something) Synonym: Anwesenheit ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== gegenwärtig vollendete Gegenwart Vergegenwärtigung ==== Related terms ==== gegenwartsbezogen Gegenwartsfilm Gegenwartsform Gegenwartskunde Gegenwartssprache === Further reading === “Gegenwart” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Gegenwart” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Gegenwart” in Duden online Gegenwart on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de