Teleophobie

German

Etymology

Coined by biologist Karl Ernst von Baer in the 1860s. Equivalent to Ancient Greek τέλος (télos, “purpose”) + -φοβία (-phobía, “-phobia”).

Noun

Teleophobie f (genitive Teleophobie, no plural)

  1. (philosophy) teleophobia
    • 1874 August 10, letter Anton Dohrn to von Baer (quoted by and translated by American Philosophical Society):
      […] auch habe ich wiederholt den Protest gegen die Teleophobie
      […] I have also read the protest against teleophobia repeatedly

Declension
Declension of Teleophobie [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Teleophobie
genitive einer der Teleophobie
dative einer der Teleophobie
accusative eine die Teleophobie

Descendants
  • → Dutch: teleophobie
  • → English: teleophobia
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