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von. The term von ( [fɔn] ⓘ) is used in German surnames either as a nobiliary particle indicating a noble patrilineality, or as a simple preposition used by commoners that means 'of' or 'from' . Nobility directories like the Almanach de Gotha often abbreviate the noble term von to v. In medieval or early modern names, the von particle was at ...
The chestnut-headed bee-eater ( Merops leschenaulti) is a bird in the bee-eater family, Meropidae, which is distributed in an area ranging from India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka across Southeast Asia to Indonesia. It is 18–20 cm (7.1–7.9 in) in overall length and weighs 26–33 g (0.92–1.16 oz), with the sexes being similar in appearance.
Deutsches Wörterbuch. The Deutsches Wörterbuch ( German: [ˌdɔʏtʃəs ˈvœʁtɐbuːx]; "The German Dictionary"), abbreviated DWB, is the largest and most comprehensive dictionary of the German language in existence. [1] [2] Encompassing modern High German vocabulary in use since 1450, it also includes loanwords adopted from other languages ...
Etymological Dictionary of the German Language. The Etymological Dictionary of the German Language [1] ( German: Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache) is a reference book for the history of the German language, [2] and was one of the first books of its kind ever written. Originally written in 1883 by Friedrich Kluge, it is still ...
Geist ( German pronunciation: [ˈɡaɪst] ⓘ) is a German noun with a significant degree of importance in German philosophy. Geist can be roughly translated into three English meanings: ghost (as in the supernatural entity), spirit (as in the Holy Spirit), and mind or intellect. Some English translators resort to using "spirit/mind" or "spirit ...
The Oxford English Dictionary defines the term without reference to the internet, as "a person whose actions are controlled by another; a minion" with a 2000 citation from U.S. News & World Report. [6] Wikipedia has had a long history of problems with sockpuppetry.
Von is a Germanic-language preposition that approximately means of or from. When it prefixes a surname it is not capitalized unless it begins a sentence. Von can mean the following: People : Eerie Von (born 1964), original bassist for the metal band Danzig. King Von (1994–2020), African American rapper.
German articles and pronouns in the genitive and dative cases directly indicate the actions of owning and giving without needing additional words (indeed, this is their function), which can make German sentences appear confusing to English-speaking learners. The gender matches the receiver's gender (not the object's gender) for the dative case ...