Noun
die Ethik
Pronunciation: /ˈeːtɪk/
ethics (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct)
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plural Ethiken
Meanings
Noun
- ethics (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct)
Example sentence
Die Ethik ist ein Zweig der Philosophie.
Ethics is a branch of philosophy.
Word forms
singular
die Ethik
plural
die Ethiken
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Ethik
Accusativedie Ethik
Dativeder Ethik
Genitiveder Ethik
Plural
Nominativedie Ethiken
Accusativedie Ethiken
Dativeden Ethiken
Genitiveder Ethiken
Usage
- Ethik / ethisch — Ethik is ethics, the study of moral principles; ethisch is the related adjective.
- eine Frage der Ethik — A question of ethics, rather than simply a practical difficulty.
Im Seminar diskutieren wir Fragen der Ethik.
In the seminar, we discuss questions of ethics.