Philosophie

See also: philosophie

German

Alternative forms

Philosophei (archaic), Philosophia (obsolete)
Filosofie, Filosofei (rare reform spellings, chiefly of the 19th c.)

Etymology

From Middle High German philosophīe, from Latin philosophia, which see. Not fully integrated during the Middle High German period; therefore the inherited form in -ei did not establish itself.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /filozoˈfiː/, [ˌfɪ.lo.zoˈfiː], [ˌfi(ː)-]
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Rhymes: -iː

Noun

Philosophie f (genitive Philosophie, plural Philosophien)

(uncountable) philosophy (study of thought)
Sie studiert Philosophie. ― She studies philosophy.
1. (uncountable, some jurisdictions) name of the school subject taken by pupils who choose not to attend religious education
  Synonyms: Ethik, Werte und Normen
(countable) philosophy (one's manner of thinking)
Seine Philosophie lautet: leben und leben lassen. ― His personal philosophy is: live and let live.

Declension

Declension of Philosophie [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Philosophie	die	Philosophien
genitive	einer	der	Philosophie	der	Philosophien
dative	einer	der	Philosophie	den	Philosophien
accusative	eine	die	Philosophie	die	Philosophien

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“Philosophie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Philosophie” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Philosophie” in Duden online
Philosophie on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
“Philosophie” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.