Majestät
German
Alternative forms
- Maj. (abbreviation)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /majɛsˈtɛːt/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /majɛsˈteːt/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Ma‧je‧stät
Noun
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- majesty
- 1809, Erzherzog Carl, An die deutsche Nation:
- Seine Majestät der Kaiser von Oesterreich ergreifen gezwungen die Waffen [...]
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- 2002, Lou Qingxi, Ren Shuyin, Atze Schmidt, Altchinesische Bauten, China Intercontinental Press, page 14:
- Xiao He entgegnete: Eure Majestät sind der höchste Gebieter unter dem Himmel [...]
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- 2007, Yves Jégo & Denis Lépée (French), Gudrun Honke (translator), 1661. Roman, Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag (dtv), page 226 and 407:
- Colbert blickte ihn aufmerksam an. »[...] Seine Majestät will ihre Position festigen. [...]«
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- »Eure Majestät haben sich davon überzeugt, dass [...]«
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Usage notes
- In reference to monarchs also verbs in plural are used with the singular Majestät, as "Eure Majestät werden" instead of "Eure Majestät wird".
Declension
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