Geschicht

== East Central German == === Noun === Geschicht f (Erzgebirgisch) history (Erzgebirgisch) story === Further reading === Manfred Blechschmidt, Behüt eich fei dos Licht Ein Weihnachtsbuch des Erzgebirges P. 172 == Low German == === Noun === Geschicht f (plural Geschichten) (uncountable) history story == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === Ultimately from Middle High German geschihte. The expected form is *Geschiicht; that with a short vowel must have been borrowed from or at least influenced by German Geschichte. The same is also true of the uncountable sense “history”. However, the dated word Geschiichtemes (“rumour, foreboding, spectre”) is inherited (and formally comparable with German Geschehnis, Dutch geschiedenis). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɡəˈʃiɕt] === Noun === Geschicht f (plural Geschichten, diminutive Geschichtchen or Geschichtelchen) (uncountable) history that which happened in the past, especially insofar as it is relevant for later times the science thereof (countable) story a tale, an account, something that is narrated an event, incident, circumstance, especially a negative one (dated, euphemistic) genitals, sexual organs (dated, derogatory) a woman ==== Related terms ====