europäisch German · revision 34962

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=1560|origins=grc Εὐρώπη}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /ɔʏ̯ʁoˈpɛːɪ̯ʃ/^(Wiktionary)

+ * /ɔʏ̯ʁoˈpeːɪ̯ʃ/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''europäisch''' (strong nominative masculine singular europäischer, comparative europäischer, superlative am europäischsten)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed [[af|de|Europa|-isch]].^(DWB2|8, 2445)^(Wiktionary)^(Wiktionary DE) When the name of the continent still had older German forms with Latin endings, the adjective was [[m|de|europisch]].^(DWB|3, 1197) Adelung notes that the name comes from Greek, [[grc|Εὐρώπη|tr=Eurṓpē]].^(Adelung 1793)^(Wiktionary DE)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The revised Grimm dictionary first records the adjective in 1560, in a translation of Paolo Giovio that speaks of ''dise europeischen fürsten'' “these European princes”, meaning belonging to Europe.^(DWB2|8, 2445)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Campe, in 1807, glosses it as “from Europe, belonging to it, native to it”, of plants, animals, languages, customs and goods.^(Campe 1807) From the 18th century it also described what is characteristic of European culture: Herder in 1769 sets “European moderation” against Asian heat.^(DWB2|8, 2445)

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+ After the Second World War it came to refer to the union of the European states, as in the plan for a European university (1962) or a common European task (1977).^(DWB2|8, 2445)^(Duden GWDS 1999)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1560 – ''europeisch'' in a translation of Paolo Giovio.^(DWB2|8, 2445)

+ * 1668 – Francisci writes of ''europaeische feigenbäume'' “European fig trees”.^(DWB2|8, 2445)

+ * 1769 – Herder uses it of European cultural character.^(DWB2|8, 2445)

+ * 1962 – First quotation for the sense “relating to the union of Europe”.^(DWB2|8, 2445)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # [[m|en|European]], of or relating to [[Europa|alt=Europe]]: ''die europäischen Hauptstädte''.^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary)

+ # Relating to the union of the European states: ''die europäische Einigung''.^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(DWB2|8, 2445)

+ # Typical of European culture.^(DWB2|8, 2445)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[Europäer]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[Europa]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}