Inspiration

See also: inspiration

German

Etymology

Learned 16th century borrowing from Late Latin īnspīrātiō, from Latin īnspīrātus, perfect participle of īnspīrō (“to breathe in, to inhale”), + -tiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔɪnspiʁaˈtsi̯oːn/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Inspiration f (genitive Inspiration, plural Inspirationen)

1. inspiration (exercising an elevating or stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions)

Declension

Declension of Inspiration [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Inspiration	die	Inspirationen
genitive	einer	der	Inspiration	der	Inspirationen
dative	einer	der	Inspiration	den	Inspirationen
accusative	eine	die	Inspiration	die	Inspirationen

Related terms

• inspirieren

Further reading

• “Inspiration” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Inspiration” in Duden online
• “Inspiration” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

• Inspiration on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de