Noun
die Entstehungsgeschichte
Pronunciation: /ɛntˈʃteːʊŋsɡəˌʃɪçtə/
The history of the origin of something
C2
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plural Entstehungsgeschichten
Meanings
Noun
- The history of the origin of something
Example sentence
Die Entstehungsgeschichte des Romans ist gut dokumentiert.
The story of how the novel came about is well documented.
Word forms
singular
die Entstehungsgeschichte
plural
die Entstehungsgeschichten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Entstehungsgeschichte
Accusativedie Entstehungsgeschichte
Dativeder Entstehungsgeschichte
Genitiveder Entstehungsgeschichte
Plural
Nominativedie Entstehungsgeschichten
Accusativedie Entstehungsgeschichten
Dativeden Entstehungsgeschichten
Genitiveder Entstehungsgeschichten
Usage
- die Entstehungsgeschichte eines Werks — the history of how a work came into being
- Entstehungsgeschichte / Inhalt — how something was created versus what it contains
Die Entstehungsgeschichte des Liedes füllt ein ganzes Kapitel.
The history of how the song came into being fills a whole chapter.