Weltbild

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Weltbild, literally "world-picture".

Noun

Weltbild

(philosophy) A theoretical understanding of the world and how it operates.

See also

weltanschauung

German

Etymology

Welt (“world”) +‎ Bild (“picture”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈvɛltʰbɪltʰ]
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Noun

Weltbild n (strong, genitive Weltbildes or Weltbilds, plural Weltbilder)

worldview

Declension

Declension of Weltbild [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Weltbild	die	Weltbilder
genitive	eines	des	Weltbildes, Weltbilds	der	Weltbilder
dative	einem	dem	Weltbild, Weltbilde¹	den	Weltbildern
accusative	ein	das	Weltbild	die	Weltbilder

¹Now uncommon, see notes.

Further reading

“Weltbild” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Weltbild” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

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