die Tautologie

C1

tautology / always true statement

English meaning
tautology / always true statement
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Tautologien

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Tautologie in a sentence

Eine Tautologie ist immer wahr, zum Beispiel "Es regnet oder es regnet nicht."

A tautology is always true, for example "It rains or it does not rain."

Declension of die Tautologie

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Tautologiedie Tautologien
Accusativedie Tautologiedie Tautologien
Dativeder Tautologieden Tautologien
Genitiveder Tautologieder Tautologien

Where Tautologie comes from

im 18. Jahrhundert von lateinisch tautologia entlehnt, das auf griechisch ταυτολογία "Wiederholung von bereits Gesagtem" zurückgeht

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Questions about Tautologie

Is it der, die or das Tautologie?

It is die Tautologie — Tautologie is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Tautologien.

What is the plural of Tautologie?

The plural of die Tautologie is die Tautologien.

What is the genitive of Tautologie?

The genitive singular is der Tautologie. The dative plural is den Tautologien.

What does Tautologie mean in English?

die Tautologie means "tautology / always true statement". For example: "Eine Tautologie ist immer wahr, zum Beispiel "Es regnet oder es regnet nicht."" — "A tautology is always true, for example "It rains or it does not rain.""

What level is Tautologie in German?

Tautologie is a C1 word — c1 — advanced.

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