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Horizont
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See also: horizont
German
Etymology
16th century, borrowed from Latin horizōn, horizontis, from Ancient Greek ὁρίζων (horízōn), from ὅρος (hóros, “boundary”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Horizont m (strong, genitive Horizonts or Horizontes, plural Horizonte)
- horizon (line where the sky appears to meet the earth; (figurative) range of someone’s thinking or insight)
- Synonyms: (nautical) Kimm, (now chiefly figurative) Gesichtskreis
- 1984, Nena, “99 Luftballons”, in 99 Luftballons:
- Neunundneunzig Luftballons / Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont
- Ninety nine balloons / On their way to the horizon.
- 1986, Udo Lindenberg, “Horizont”, in Phönix:
- Hinterm Horizont geht’s weiter / Ein neuer Tag / Hinterm Horizont immer weiter / Zusammen sind wir stark.
- Behind the horizon it goes on / A new day / Behind the horizon always on and on / Together we are strong.
Declension
Declension of Horizont [masculine, strong]
1Now rare, see notes.
Related terms
- Horizonterweiterung, Horizontende, Horizontlinie, Horizonttrübung
- Betrachtungshorizont, Beobachtungshorizont, Ereignishorizont, Erwartungshorizont, Meereshorizont, Planungshorizont, Wachstumshorizont, Zeithorizont
Further reading
- “Horizont” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Horizont” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Horizont” in Duden online
Horizont on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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Noun
Horizont m
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