Anspruch

German

Etymology

an- +‎ sprechen (“to speak”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈanˌʃpʀʊχ]
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Noun

Anspruch m (strong, genitive Anspruches or Anspruchs, plural Ansprüche)

  1. (archaic) verbal noun of ansprechen
    Synonyms: Ansprache, Anrede
  2. entitlement, demand, expectation of what should come from someone or something
    steigender Anspruch.
    increasing demand.
  3. claim, the right against a subject of law that an action is performed or omitted by it
    rechtlicher Anspruch.
    legal claim.
  4. the raised procedural form of a claim that the defendant do or omit something
    Synonyms: prozessualer Anspruch, erhobener Anspruch
    Hypernym: Streitgegenstand

Declension
Declension of Anspruch [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Anspruch die Ansprüche
genitive eines des Anspruches, Anspruchs der Ansprüche
dative einem dem Anspruch, Anspruche1 den Ansprüchen
accusative einen den Anspruch die Ansprüche

1Now rare, see notes.

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