Noun
der Ketzer
Pronunciation: [ˈkɛ.tsɐ]
heretic (male or of unspecified gender)
C2
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plural Ketzer
Meanings
Noun
- heretic (male or of unspecified gender)
Example sentence
Damals wurde er von der Kirche als Ketzer verurteilt.
Back then he was condemned as a heretic by the church.
Word forms
singular
der Ketzer
plural
die Ketzer
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Ketzer
Accusativeden Ketzer
Dativedem Ketzer
Genitivedes Ketzers
Plural
Nominativedie Ketzer
Accusativedie Ketzer
Dativeden Ketzern
Genitiveder Ketzer
Usage
- als Ketzer gelten — Be regarded as a heretic.
- Ketzer / Kritiker — Someone labelled religiously unorthodox versus a critic more generally.
Der Roman erzählt die Geschichte eines verfolgten Ketzers.
The novel tells the story of a persecuted heretic.