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Empfängnis
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German
Etymology
From de gmh enphencnisse, from de goh intfangnissa. Equivalent to de empfangen -nis. Originally synonymous with de Empfang. In modern German, the two nouns have come to be distinguished semantically.
Pronunciation
de De-Empfängnis.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f
conception; the act of becoming pregnant
de unbefleckte Empfängnis. immaculate conception.
Declension
f
Derived terms
de Empfängnisverhütung
de Unbefleckte Empfängnis
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