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Antlitz
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German
Alternative forms
de Andlitz obsolete
Etymology
From de gmh antlitze, from de goh antlizzi, from de gmw-pro *andawliti, from de gem-pro *andawlitją. Compare sv anlete.
Pronunciation
de /ˈantˌlɪt͡s/
de De-at-Antlitz.ogg Austria
de De-Antlitz.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n
de higher register now chiefly poetic face, countenance, visage
de Gesicht Angesicht pejorative Visage coarse Fresse
Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen / Und starrte ihr Bildnis an, / Und das geliebte Antlitz / Heimlich zu leben begann. I stood in dark dreams, / And stared at her portrait, / And the beloved face / Secretly began to live.
Declension
n
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