N abbr

n.A. abbr

neue Ausgabe - new edition

naa.a. abbr

Nabel m (-s, -)

navel, umbilicus, hub, center, middle

Nabelschnur f (-"e)

umbilical cord, cord

Naboth m

Naboth; der Weinber Naboths - Naboth's vineyard

nach adv, prep

after; following; to; for; according to; n. oben -- upwards; n. und n. -- by and by, gradually; je n. -- according to,

nachahmen  vr sep

to imitate; to copy; to emulate; to mimic; to plagiarize

nachahmend pr p, adj

mimetic (art, etc)

nachahmenswert  

worth imitating, exemplary

Nachahmer m (-)

imitator; copycat

Nachahmung f (-en)

emulation; imitation, copy(ing); mimisis; imitation (of Christ)

Nachahmungskunst f

mimetic art

Nachahmungstheorie f

theory of imitation, mimetic theory

Nachbar m (-n)

neighbor

Nachbardorf n (-"er)

neighboring village

Nachbarland n (-"er)

neighboring country

nachbarlich  

neighboring, adjoining, adjacent, friendly

Nachbarschaft f

vicinity; neighborhood; neighbors

Nachbarskind n (-er)

neighbor's child

Nachbarsleute  

(pl) neighbors

nachbeten  

repeat, recite (after the priest, etc.)

Nachbeter m (-)

echo(er), parrot, blind adherent

Nachbetrachtung f

afterthought, second thought or consideration

nachbiblisch

post biblical

Nachbild n

after-effect; afterimage

nachbilden  vr sep

to copy; to imitate; to pattern, model; to duplicate, reproduce; to reconstruct; to forge, counterfeit

Nachbildung f (-en)

copy, imitation; mimesis

nachchristlich  

(post-) Christian (era, etc.)

nachdatieren vr sep

to post-date

Nachdatierung f (-en)

past-dating; postdate

nachdem adv, conj

after; when; afterwards, after that; je n. -- depending on

nachdenken

to think (über - about); to reflect (on), ponder (on); to consider

Nachdenken n

thought; consideration; reflection; meditation

nachdenklich

thoughtful; reflective; meditative

nachdichten vr sep

to paraphrase; to render loosely or freely

Nachdichtung f (-en)

adaptation; free version, paraphrase (of a literary text)

nachdr. abbr

Nachdr. abr

nachdrängen  

to press forward; to press after; to pursue the enemy closely

Nachdruck m (-e)

reprint, reproduction; N. eines Buches - reprint issue; emphasis, stress or weight; emphatically; energy; vigor

nachdrucken  vr sep

to reprint; to pirate (illegally)

nachdrücklich  adj, adv

emphatic(ally); insistent; stern, strong; urgent(ly); vigorously

Nacheiferer m (-)

emulator

nacheifern  vr sep

to emulate; to vie with

nacheilen  vr sep

to hurry or hasten after; to pursue

nacheinander  adv

one after the other; one after another: little by little; in succession

nachempfinden  vi sep

to enter into or appreciate; to feel for, sympathize with; to empathize wth; to share

Nachempfindung f (-en)

appreciation, sensitivity, receptivity, sympathy; after-sensation; vicarious experiences

Nacherleben n

re-experience, reliving, re-experiening

Nachernte f

gleaning

Nacherz. abbr

Nachf. abbr

Nachfahr m (-en)

descendant

nachfahren vi sep

to drive behind; to follow (later or afterward)

Nachfolge f

succession; sequence; subsequence; emulation, imitation (of Christ); die Nachfolge Christi - the discipleship of Christ; the imitation of Christ

Nachfolgebewegung f (-en)

 successor movement

nachfolgen vr sep

to follow; to succeed; to persue; to immitate

Nachfolger m (-)

successor; follower; imitator

Nachfolgerschaft f

successors; successorship

Nachforschung f (-en)

quest, search, investigation, research

Nachfrage f (-n)

enquiry, inquiry; demand

nachfragen vi sep

to enquire, inquire, to ask

nachfühlen vr sep

to sympathize with; to feel (with someone in something)

nachgeben vi sep

to yield, give (way); to give in

Nachgeborenen f

future generation(s)

Nachgeburt f

afterbirth

nachgehen vi sep

to follow, go behind; to persue; to seek; to look into; to inquire (into), investigate

nachgelassen pp, adj

unpublished; posthumous (writings, etc)

nachgeordnet adj

subordinate, (pref) sub- (goal, etc)

Nachgesang m

epode

nachgeschichtlich adj

post-modern; m. Menschheit - Post-modern

Nachgiebigkeit f

compliance; yielding or weak disposition; indulgence; subservience

nachgraben vi sep

to dig (nach - for); to break through

Nachhall m

echo; reverberation; resonance

nachhallen vr sep

to (re-)echo, sound, reverberate; to resonance

nachhaltig adj, adv

lasting, enduring; persistent(ly); sus­tained; sustainable; effective; persistent; for a long time

nachher adv

afterwards; after that; later (on); subsequently

Nachhilfe f

rear guard

nachhinken  vr sep

to lag or trail behind; to limp or hobble after

Nachhut f

rear guard

Nachimpressionismus m

post-impressionism

nachimpressionistisch  adj

post-impressionistic(al)

nachjagen vr sep

to pursue, hunt or chase (after); to send after

Nachklang m (-e)

resonance, echo; reminiscence

nachklassisch  adj

post-classic(al)

nachklingen  vi sep

to linger in the ear; to re-echo, resound; to resonate; to reverberate

Nachklingen n

echo(ing), resonance; dying-out period

Nachkomme m (-n)

descendant, offspring, progeny

nachkommen vi sep

to come after; to come later, follow; to keep up (with); to observe, adhere to (law, etc); to satisfy, fulfill, meet; to redeem, keep (promise, etc); to follow, obey (demands, etc)

nachkommend adj

following, future (generation, etc)

Nachkommenschaft f

descendants, offspring; progeny; posterity; Bibl: seed, fruit

Nachkömmling m (-e)

descendent, offspring; progeny; late arrival in the family

Nachkriegsgeneration f (-en)

postwar generation

Nachkriegsjahre f (pl)

postwar years

Nachkriegsphilosophie f

post-war philosophy

Nachkriegszeit f

post-war period

Nachl. abbr

nachlassen vi sep

to slack off, to give up, to leave off, to stop, to let up, to ease, to deteriorate, to decrease, to drop off, to cool, to dwindle; to leave, to bequeath; nachgelasesene Werke - unpublished works

nachlässig adj, adv

careless(ly); untidy; negligent; casual, lax; apathatic(ally); indifferent(ly); untidily

Nachlässigkeit f

negligence, carelessness

Nachlaß m (-sse, -"sse)

estate; remission (of sins); rebate, discount; bequest; posthumous works; unpublished works; nachlass

nachlaufen vi sep

to run after; to follow; to go after

Nachleben n

afterlife

Nachlese f

gleaning, gleanings; pickings, further selection; collection of posthumously published works

nachlesen vi sep

to read after; to reread; to look up (in a book); to glean

nachmals  

later, afterwards; subsequently

nachmetaphysisch adj

postmetaphysical (thought, etc)

Nachmittag m

afternoon

nachmittags  

in the afternoon

Nachmittagszeit f

afternoon

Nachname m (-)

surname

nachplapern vr sep

to repeat automatically, parrot

nachprüfen vr sep

to check; to verify; to test

Nachprüfung f (-en)

verification; testing; checking

Nachr. abr

Nachrede f

epilogue; malicious gossip, slander, defamatory remark

nachreden vr sep

to repeat (what another has said); jemand Böses or Schlechtes n. - to speak ill of someone

nachrennen vi sep

to run after (someone or something)

Nachricht f (-en)

news, information; account; report; communication; notice

Nachruf m (-e)

memorial address, obituary notice, in memoriam; posthumous fame

nachrufen vi sep

to call or shout something after (someone)

Nachruhm m

fame after death

Nachs. abr

nachsagen vr sep

to say something(of someone); jemand Böses or Schlechtes n. - to speak ill or say something bad about someone

Nachsatz m

added remark, addition; concluding sentence; final clause; minor proposition

Nachschau f

inspection

nachschicken vr sep

to send later; to send after

Nachschlagebibliothek f (-en)

reference library

nachschlagen vi sep

to consult (a book, reference work, etc); to look up (a word); to refer to

Nachschlagewerk n (-e)

reference book, work of reference

nachschleichen vr sep

to sneak after

Nachschöpfung f

free adaptation, reproduction (art, etc.)

Nachschrift f (-en)

postscript; transcript; copy

nachschwatzen vr sep

to repeat something mechanically, parrot, echo

nachsehen vi sep

to look after; to follow with one's eyes; to look into, examine, investigate; to attend to, inspect, check; to revise, overhaul

nachsenden vi sep

to send after (someone); to send something after; to send something on

nachsetzen  

to put something aside; to pursue, chase after (someone or something)

Nachsicht f

indulgence, forbearance, leniency; clemency; pity; respite

nachsichtig  

considerate; indulgent, lenient; forbearing

Nachsichtigkeit f

good nature; indulgence

Nachsilbe f (-n)

suffix

nachsinnen vr sep

to ponder or reflect on something or someone; to think about something; to meditate about something

Nachspiel n (-e)

postlude, epilogue

nachspüren vr sep

to trace or track ; jemand n. - to spy on someone

nächst  adj

nearest, shortest: next, following; closest; das Nächste - the next thing; the closest

nächstbeste  

first

Nächstbeste n

the next-best (thing, idea, etc.)

nächstbester  

first

nächstbestes  

first

Nächste m (-n)

neighbor; fellow-man; fellow creature or being; the next (in line, a person, etc)

Nächste f (-n)

fellowman; fellow creature or being

nachstellen vr sep

to lie in wait for, waylay; to place after; to adjust

Nachstellung f (-en)

persecution, plot(s)

Nächstenliebe f

love or charity for one´s neighbor or fellow-man, brotherly love; christliche N. - Christian love to one´s neighbor, (Christian) charity

nächstens  

soon, shortly, in the near future, before long

nächstfolgend adj

next (in order), following; secondary

nächsthöher adj

next higher or in rank

Nacht f (-"e)

night; darkness

Nachteil m (-e)

disadvantage; shortcoming; detriment; drawback

Nachteule f (-n)

night owl

Nachtgebet n (-e)

evening prayer

Nachtgesicht n (-e)

a vision of the night

Nachtgespenst n

nocturnal spectre, night creature

Nachtglocke f

night bell

Nachthimmel m

night sky

Nachthütte f (-n)

hut

Nachtigall f (-en)

nightingale

nächtigen  

to pass the night; to stay overnight, stay at night

Nachtmahl n

supper; evening meal

Nachtmette n

nocturne

nachtr. abr

Nachtr. abr

nachtrachten vr sep

to try; to strive (for); to pursue

Nachtrag m (-"e)

supplement; addendum; appendix; postscript

nachtragen vi sep

to carry after; to append, to add; (fig) to bear a grudge (against), to be resentful (of)

nachträglich adj, adv

1. adj later; additional; further; subsequent; belated; supplementary; - 2. adv afterwards; subsequently; belatedly

nachtrauern vr sep

jemand n. - to mourn someone, to grieve for someone

Nachtruhe f

night's rest or sleep

nachts  

at night, by night, in the night, during the night

Nachtseite f

dark or seamy side

Nachtstück n (-e)

Art: night piece; Mus: nocturne, nocturno

Nachtstunde f (-n)

hour of the night

Nachttropfen  

dew

nachtun  

es jemand n. - to imitate someone; to follow someone's example

Nachtwache f

night watch, vigil

Nachtwächerlied n

call of the night watchman

Nachtwächter  

night watchman; (fig) stupid person

nachtwandeln  

to walk in one's sleep

Nachtwandeln n

sleepwalking, somnambulism

Nachtwandler m (-)

sleepwalker, somnambulist

nachtwandlerisch  

sleepwalking, somnambulistic

Nachtzeit f

nighttime

Nachuntersuchung f (-en)

follow-up examination

nachvollziehen  

to imagine; to understand; to duplicate

nachwachsen  

to grow again, to grow up

Nachwahl f

special election, by-election

nachweinen vr sep

to bewail, mourn; to lament

Nachweis m (-e)

proof, evidence; demonstration; certificate

nachweisbar  

provable, demonstrable; manifest; evident; detectable; ascertainable

nachweisen

to prove; to establish proof of; to detect

nachweislich adj

see nachweisbar

Nachwelt f

future generation(s); posterity

nachwirken vr sep

to have an aftereffect; to have a lasting effect

Nachwirkung f (-en)

aftereffect, aftermath; repercussion; consequence

Nachwort n

epilogue; afterward; concluding remarks

Nachwuchs m

younger or new generation; young talent; offspring

nachziehen vi sep

to pull along behind one; to follow (after); to copy

Nachzügler m (-)

straggler, latecomer

Nacken m (-)

neck, nape of neck

nackt  adj

naked; nude, bare; stripped of; n. Tatsache - bare fact

Nacktheit f

nakedness, nudity, bareness

Nadel f (-n)

needle, pin; point; pinnacle

Nadelöhr n (-e)

eye of a needle

n.a.g. abr

Nagation f (-en)

negation

Nagel m (-")

nail, stud; spike; peg

Nägelmal n (-e)

print or mark of the nails (on the hands and feet of Christ); die N. Christi - the stigmata, the nail marks of Christ

nageln  

to nail in

Nagelwunde f (-n)

nail mark

nagen  

to gnaw, to nibble; nagende Schmerzen - gnawing pains

Nah. abr

Nahum - Nahum

Nah abr

Nahum - Nahum

nah

nahe afj, adv

close (to), near(by); neighboring; impending; imminent; nearly; closely; bei näherer Betrachtung - on closer examina­tion; nähere E­inzelheiten - further details; näher erklären­/erläutern - to explain in more detail

Nähe f

proximity; surroundings; nearness; neighborhood, vicinity; menschliche N. - human closeness; intimicy; N. zu Gott - proximity to God; closeness to God

nahelegen

to suggest; to urge; to give rise to

naheliegend adj

nearby; obvious; manifest; likely

nahen  

to approach, come up, draw near

nähen  

to sew, stitch

näher  comp

 more precise(ly), more articulate

nähern

to bring or move something closer; vrf to approach; to draw close/ near;

Naherwartung  f

 imminant expectation (of the return of Christ)

nahestehen  

to be close to; to be closely connected with ; closely related, near of kin

nahezu

nearly, almost; virtually

Nahost m

Middle East, Near East

nähren  

to feed; to provide or supply (with nourishment); to nurse, suckle; to keep, support, nourish; (fig) to cherish, entertain (hope, etc.); to gain a livelihood, to maintain or keep oneself (by), to live (on)

Nahrung f

nourishment, food; (fig) support, substance, livelihood

Nahrungsmangel m

food shortage, lack of food

Nahrungsmittel n (-)

food, foodstuff; (pl) foods, foodstuffs, food supply

naiv  

naive(ly), innocent, ingenious, unsophisticated, simple

Naivität f

naiveté

Nam.-Reg. abr

Nam.-Verz. abr

Name m (-n)

name; title; designation; character; good name, reputation; Namen Jesu Christ (von Nazaret) - in the name of Jesus Christ (of Nazareth); Name des Herrn - the name of the Lord

Name Gottes  

the name of God; the name of the Lord

Namen n-noun

see Name

Namen-Jesu-Fest n

Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus

Namenchrist m (-en)

nominal Christ; cultured Christian

Namengebung f

christening, naming

Namengedächtnis n

memory for names

Namenkunde f

study of names, onomatology

Namenliste f (-n)

list of names

namenlos  

unnamed, nameless, unknown, anonymous; immensely, terribly, extremely

Namenregister n (-)

index of names, list of names, roll

namens  

in the name of, on behalf of; named, by name of

Namensheilige m, f (-n)

patron saint (of church, etc.), titular saint (of church, etc.)

Namensnennung f

mentioning of names; christening

Namenspartron m (-e)

patron saint (of church, etc.) titular saint (of church, etc.)

Namenstag m (-e)

saint's day, name day

Namenszug m (-"e)

signature; monogram

namentlich  

by name, nominal

Namenverzeichnis n

list or index of names

namhaft  

well-known, noted, renowned; worth mentioning, noteworthy

nämlich adj, adv, fl part

1. adj same; selfsame; very; - 2. adv, fl part namely, that is (to say), of course; you know/see; for

Napf n (-"e)

cup

Narde f (-n)

nard, spikenard

Nardenöl n

perfume made of nard, ointment of spikenard

Narkose f (-n)

narcosis, anesthesia

Narr m (-en)

fool; clown, jester; buffoon

narrativ adj

narrative (art, code, etc)

Narrativität f

narrativity

narren  

to make a fool of; to take (someone) in

Narrenmaul n

chattering or prating fool

Narrheit f

foolishness, folly; craziness, madness

Närrin f (-nen)

foolish woman or girl; madwoman

närrisch  

foolish, crazy, silly; mad; strange; eccentric; ridiculous

Narthex m (-hizes)

narthex

Narziß m (-sse)

(one lost in self-admiration): Myth: Narcissus

Narzißmus m

narcissism or narcissim; self-worship

narzißtisch  

narcissistic, narcistic, narcissist

nasal adj

nasal (sound)

Nasalität f

nasality

Nasallaut m (-e)

nasal (sound)

Nasalvokal n (-e)

nasal vowel

Nase f (-n)

nose, snout, nostrils, scent (dog, etc.); spout (of a pot, etc.); beak (of a ship)

Nasenring m (-e)

nose-ring

Nasenschmuck m

nose ornament; nose ring

naseweis  

pert, saucy, impertinent

naß  

wet, moist, damp; humid; rainy

nat. abr

Nat. abr

Nation; Nationalismus; Nationalist; Nationalität; Natur; National-

nat.-soz. abr

Nat.-Soz. abr

Natan m

Nathan

Natanael m

Nathanael

Nataniel m

Nathanael

Nathan m

Nathan

Natioanalsozialist m (-en)

National Socialist

Nation f (-en)

nation

national  adj

national; n. Geist - national spirit; n. Minderheit - national minority

Nationalbewußtsein n

national consciousness; national identity

Nationalbibliothek f

national library

Nationalcharakter m

national character

nationaldemokratisch  

national democratic

Nationaldenkmal n (-"er)

national monument

Nationalfeiertag m (-e)

national holiday

Nationalflagge f (-n)

national flag

Nationalgalerie f (-n)

national gallery

Nationalgefühl n

national loyalties; national feeling

Nationalgeist m

national spirit

Nationalhymne f (-n)

national anthem

nationalisieren  

to nationalize

Nationalismus m

nationalism

Nationalist m (-en)

nationalist

nationalistisch  

nationalistic

Nationalität f (-en)

nationality; ethnic group

Nationalkirche f

national church

Nationalkollegium n

national college (in Rome)

Nationalkonvent m

National Convention

Nationalliteratur f

national literature

Nationalsachen f

(pl) domestic or home affairs

Nationalsozialismus m

National Socialism

nationalsozialistisch  

National Socialist

Nationalstaat m

nation state

Nationalstolz m

national pride

Nationalversammlung f

national assembly

Nativismus m

nativism

Nativität f (-en)

nativity, birth (esp. of Christ)

Natter f (-n)

adder, viper

Natternbrut f

brood of vipers

Natternei n (-er)

egg of a viper

Natur f (-en)

nature; essence; scenery; disposition; character, temperament; temper; N. des Schönen - the nature of beauty or the beautiful; N. oder Kulture - nature versus nurture; entgeistigte N. - despiritualized nature

natura

Lat: nature

natura integra f

Lat: uncorrupted nature (such as the human nature before the fall)

Naturalismus m

naturalism; natural religion

Naturalist m (-en)

naturalist

naturalistisch  

naturalistic

natura naturans

Lat: selfcreating nature (Spinoza)

Naturbeobachtung f

observation of nature

Naturbeschreibung f (-en)

description of nature

Naturdenkmal n (-"er)

natural monument

Naturdienst m

worship of nature; natural religion

nature naturata

Lat: created nature (Spinoza)

Naturereignis n (-se)

natural occurrence; act of God

Naturerkenntnis f

knowledge of nature

Naturerscheinung f (-en)

natural phenomenon

Naturezeugnis n (-se)

natural product

Naturforscher m (-)

scientist; naturalist

Naturforschung f

natural science; study of nature

Naturfreund m (-e)

nature lover

Naturgefühl n

feeling for nature

Naturgeist m (-er)

nature-spirit; natural spirit

Naturgeschichte f

natural history

Naturgesetz n (-e)

law of nature, natural law

Naturgesetzlichkeit f

conformity to the law of nature

naturgetreu  adj

faithful (reproduction); true to the original, true to the original; lifelike; natural

Naturgewalt f (-en)

force of nature

Naturglaube m

natural religion

Naturgott m (-"er)

nature-deity, nature-god

Naturheilverfahren n (-)

naturopathy, treatment with natural remedies

Naturismus m

naturism

Naturkatastrophe f (-n)

natural disaster, catastrophe

Naturkausalität f

natural causality, causality in nature

Naturkind n

child of nature

Naturkraft f (-"e)

natural force or power; (pl) forces of nature, elements

Naturkunde f

natural history

Naturlandschaft f (-en)

natural history

Naturlehre f

doctrine of nature; natural philosophy; physics

natürlich adj, adv, fl part

natural; real, actual; true to nature; unaffected; innate, (in)born; usual, normal; (adv, fl part) naturally; of course; certainly, surely; to be sure

Naturmensch m (-en)

primitive or uncivilized man, nature worshiper; natural or unsophisticated person; child of nature

Naturmetaphysik f

metaphysics of nature

Naturmythologie f

mythology based on the personification of natural phenomena

Naturnotwendigkeit f

natural or physical necessity

Naturordnung f

natural order

Naturphilosoph m (-en)

nature philosopher, natural philosopher, philosopher of science

Naturphilosophie f

philosophy of nature; naturalism; philosophy of such

Naturphilosophy f

naturphilosophie, natural philosophy, philosophy of nature; naturalism; philosophy of science

Naturprodukt n (-e)

natural product

Naturrecht n (-e)

natural right or law; law of nature

Naturrechtslehre f

doctrine of natural law or right

Naturreich n

kingdom of nature, nature

naturrein  

pure, unadulterated

Naturreligion f

natural religion

Naturschönheit f

beauty of nature

Naturschutz m

nature conservation or protection

Naturstein m (-e)

natural stone

Naturtrieb m (-e)

instinct

naturverbunden  

close to nature

Naturverehrung f

nature worship, worship of nature, physiolatry

Naturverstehen n

understanding of nature

Naturvolk n (-"er)

(primitive) people, race, or tribe, living close to nature

Naturwesen n

creature of nature

naturwidrig  adj

unnatural; contrary to nature, against nature; abnormal

Naturwissenschaft f (-en)

(natural or physical) science

Naturwissenschaftler m (-)

(natural) scientist

naturwissenschaftlich  

scientific(ally); related to (natural) science

Naturwunder n (-)

wonder of nature; prodigy

Naturzustand m (-"e)

natural or original state, state of nature; primitive state

n.Aufl. abr

n.Ausg. abr

naz. abr

Nazaräer m (-)

Jesus de N. - Jesus of Nazareth

Nazarener m (-)

Nazarene

nazarenisch  

Nazarene

Nazareth  

Nazareth

NazEv abr

Naziherrschaft f

Nazi rule

Nazismus m

Nazism

NBATS abbr

Neue Beyträge von alten und neuen theologischen Sachen. Leipzig

NBD abbr

Nuntiaturbericht aus Deutschland nebst ergänzenden Akten. Gotha

NBDict abbr

New Bible Dictionary. James Dixen Douglas, ed. London

Nbf. abr

NBibl. abr

NCE abbr

New Catholic Encyclopedia. New York

Nchfr. abr

n.Chr. abr

nach Christus - A.D.; nach Christi Geburt

NChr abbr

New Christianity. Cambridge, Mass.

n.Chr.G. abr

n.c.i. abr

nd. abr

NDF abr

ndl. abr

Ndr. abr

ndrd. abr

Ndr.verb. abr

Nds. abr

Ndschr. abr

ndt. abr

n.d.Z. abr

Nebel m (-)

mist, fog, haze; (fig) veil, cloud, mist

nebelig  

foggy, misty, hazy

neben prep

beside; next to; among; in addition to, besides; apart from

Nebenabsicht f

secondary thought; secondary goal or object; ulterior motive

Nebenakzent m (-e)

subordinate accent; subsidiary accent

Nebenaltar m (-"e)

side altar

Nebenansicht f

secondary thought

Nebenapsis f (-iden)

side apse

Nebenbedeutung f

secondary meaning; connotation

nebenbei adv

besides, in addition, moreover; on the side; as a sideline; as well; incidentally; n. bemerkt or gesagt- by the way, incidentally

Nebenbuhler m (-)

rival

Nebenbuhlerschaft f (-en)

rivalry

Nebenchor m (-"e)

side chancel (at the end of the side aisle)

Nebeneffekt m

secondary cause

nebeneinander

side by side, abreast; simultaneously, concurrently

Nebeneinander n

coexistence; simultaneousness

nebeneinandergestellt p p, adj

to put side by side, put together, put beside one another

Nebenf. abr

Nebenfigur f (-en)

subordinate or minor role or figure (story, play, etc); unimportant person; Art: accessory figure

Nebenflügel m (-)

Archaeol, Art: side or lateral wing

Nebenfolge f

side-effect; spin-off effect

Nebenform f (-en)

variant

Nebenfrage f (-n)

secondary question, question of less importance

Nebenfrau f (-en)

concubine, secondary or lesser wife

Nebengebäude n (-)

annex, wing; adjacent, adjoining or additional building

Nebengedanke m

secondary thought

Nebenhandlung f (-en)

subplot, underplot, episode, secondary plot, subsidiary plot, side action

nebenher  

beside, alongside, by his side, by her side

Nebenkapelle f (-n)

subsidiary or side chapel (of a cathedral)

Nebenkuppel f (-n)

lateral dome

Nebenmotiv n (-e)

secondary motif

Nebennote f

unessential note; auxiliary or adjunct note

Nebenraum m (-"e)

side or adjacent room

Nebenrolle f (-n)

secondary role or part, supporting role or part

Nebensache f (-n)

matter of secondary importance, nonessential, accessory

nebensächlich  

unimportant, immaterial, accidental, incidental, accessory, subsidiary

Nebensatz m

second theme, second subject

Nebenthema n (-men)

subsidiary theme or subject, second theme or subject

Nebenton m

secondary or side tone or note

Nebentonart f

key other than the main key of a composition

Nebenursache f

secondary cause

Nebesächlichkeit f (-en)

matter of secondary importance, unimportance

nebst  

together or along with; including

Nebukadnezar m

Nebuchadnezzar

necessitas absoluta f

Lat: absolute necessity

Neffe m (-n)

nephew

neg. abr

Neg. abr

Negation f (-en)

negation; Ling: negative; doppelte N. - double negative; abstrakte N. - abstract negation; N. als Mangel - negation as lack; aussagenlogische N. propositional negation; bloße N. mere negation; N. der N. - nagation of the nagation (Hegel); unendliche N. - eternal negation

negativ  

negative(ly)

negative adj, adv

negative(ly); unsuccessful; fruitless; n. Bedingung - negative condition; n. Größe - negative magnitude; n. Nichts - negative nothing (Kant)

Negativität f

negativity

Negator m

negator; negation connective

Negotiation f (-en)

negotiation

Neh. abr

Nehemia, Nehemias - Nehemiah

Neh abr

Nehemia, Nehemias - Nehemiah

Nehemia  

Nehemia: das Buch N. - the Book of Nehemiah

nehmen vi

to take; to seize; to capture; to receive; to accept; to appropriate

Neid  

envy, jealousy, grudge

neiden  

to envy, begrudge

Neidhammel m (-)

grudging person

neidisch

envious, jealous

Neidkopf m (-"e)

carved animal or demon head (attached to a building to repel evil spirits)

neidlos  

not envious, ungrudging

Neige f

slope; end, decline, close; rest, drags

neigen

to bow; to incline; to tend to, have a tendency to; to slope (down); to bend, lean; tip; sink; to decline; to draw to a close

Neigung f (-en)

tendency (to); inclination (to); liking; preference; slope; leaving

Neigungsehe f (-n)

marriage of love or affection

nein

no

Neinsage f

(the) saying no; refusal; denial; contradiction

Neinsager m

(the) no sayer

Nekrolog m (-e)

obituary (notice), necrology

Nekrologie f

necrology, study of the causes of death

Nekromant m (-en)

necromancer

Nekromantie f

necromancy

Nekropole f (-n)

necropolis

Nektar m

nectar

nem.con. abr

Nemesis f

nemesis

nengl. abr

nennen vi

to name, call; to mention (by name); to quote; to speak of; to term

nennenswert  

worth mentioning; significant, considerable

Neo-Darwinismus m

Neo-Darwinism

Neofaschismus m

neo-fascism

Neofaschist m (-en)

neo-fascist

neofaschistisch  

neo-fascist

Neogotik f

Neo-Gothic style

Neo-Hegelianismus m

Neo-Hegelianism

neokantianisch adj

Neo-Kantian (philosophy, etc)

Neo-Kantianismus m

Neo-Kantianism

neoklassisch adj

neo-classical

Neoklassizismus m

neo-classicism

Neokonfuzianismus m

Neo-Confucianism

Neoliberalismus m

neo-liberalism

Neolithikum n

neolithic period

neolithisch  

neolithic

Neologismus m

neologism

neomarxistisch adj

neo-Marxist

Neonazismus m

Neo-Nazism

neonazistsch  

Neo-Nazi

Neophyt m (-en)

neophyte, convert; novice

Neoplatonismus m

Neo-Platonism

Neopositivismus m

neo-positivism

Neopostivismus m

neopostivism

neopragmatisch adj

neo-pragmatic; n. Erkenntnistheorie - neo-pragmatic epistemology

Neopsychoanalyse f

neo-psychoanalysis

Neorealismus m

neo-realism

Neo-Scholastik f

Neo-Scholasticism

Neostoizismus m

neo-stoicism

Neoverismus m

neo-verism(o)

Nephrit m

nephrite

Nepotismus m

nepotism

Nereide f (-n)

nereid

Nerv m (-en)

nerve

nervös  

nervous

Nervosität f

nervousness, neurasthenia, restlessness

Nest n (-er)

nest, aerie; (fig) home; small country town, village; hole

Nestwärme f

warmth of the nest

nett  

nice, kind, pleasant; nicely, neatly, prettily, fairly

Nettigkeit f

 niceness, kindness, pleasantness

netto  

net, clear

Netz n (-e)

net, netting; mesh, gauze; lattice; network

netzen  

to wet, to moisten to sprinkle, to soak, to humidify

Netzmuster n (-)

cross-hatching; net pattern

Netzwerk n (-e)

network

neu

new; fresh; modern; recent; (as prefix); new, re-; aufs neue - anew; a­ gain; once more

Neuankömmling m (-e)

newcomer, recent arrival; newborn child

neuapostolisch adj

New Apostolic

Neuapostolische Gemeinde f

New Apostolic Church

Neuaristotelismus m

Neo-Aristotelism or Aristotelianism

Neuaufl.

Neuauflage - new edition

Neuauflage f (-en)

new edition, reprint, republication

Neuausgabe f

new edition, modern edition, republication

Neubarock m, n

neobaroque

Neubau m (-ten)

new house; reconstruction, rebuilding

neubearbeitet adj

revised; adapted

Neubearbeitung f

revision; revised edition; (re)adaptation; Mus: recomposition

Neubeginn m

new beginning

neubekehrt adj

newly converted

Neubekehrte m, f (-n)

proselyte, new convert

Neubekehrte m (-n)

proselyte, new convert

Neubelebung f

regeneration; revival

Neubewertung f

reevaluation

Neubildung f

new formatting; reorganization; regeneration; Phil: emergence; Ling; neologism; neomorphism

Neubuddhismus m

Neo-Buddhism

Neudeutsch n

modern German

Neudr. abr

Neudruck m (-e)

reprint, reissue

Neue Kritik f

new criticism

Neuentwicklung f

new development

neuerdings  

of late, lately, recently

Neuerer m (-)

innovator

Neuersch. abr

Neuerscheinung f (-en)

new publication; (pl) latest arrivals

Neuerung f (-en)

change; reform; innovation

Neuf. abr

Neufassung f (-en)

new version

neugeboren  

newborn

Neugeburt f

rebirth; revival

neugegründet  

newly founded

Neugeistbewegung  f

the new Thought Movement

neugeschaffen  

newly created

Neugestaltung f

reorganization; reshaping, new design; reformation

neugewählt  

newly elected

Neugier f

curiosity; noseyness; inquesitiveness

Neugierde f

curiosity; noseyness; inquisitiveness

neugierig  

curious, inquisitive

Neugothik f

Gothic Revival, Neo-Gothic

neugotisch  

Neo-Gothic

Neugr. abr

neugriechisch  

Neo-Gothic

neuhebr. abr

neuhebräisch  

modern-Hebrew

Neuhegelianer m (-)

Neo-Hegelian

Neuheiden pl

neo-pagans

Neuheidentum n

secularism; neo-paganism (Rahner)

Neuheit f (-en)

novelty, newness

neuhochdeutsch  

New High German

Neuhumanismus m

modern humanism

Neuidealismus m

Neo-Idealism

Neuigkeit f (-en)

news

Neujahr n

New Year's Day

Neujahrsabend m

New Year's Eve

Neujahrsfest n

New Year festival

Neujahrsgrüße  

New Year's greetings

Neujahrstag

 New Year's Day

Neujarhswunsch m (-e)

New Year's Wish

Neukantianer m

Neo-Kantian

Neukantianismus m

Neo-Kantianism

Neuklassizismus m

neoclassicism

Neuland n

new territory, new ground, new land, virgin soil

neulat. abr

Neulatein n

Neo-Latin, New Latin

neulateinisch  

Neo-Latin, New Latin

Neuling m (-e)

novice, beginner, neophyte, stranger

Neuluthertum  n

 Neo-Lutheranism

neumatisch  

neumatic

Neumen prf

neumatic

neumieren  

to write in neumes, to provide with neumes

Neumond m

new moon

neun

nine

neunjährig  

nine-year-old

neunmal  

nine times

neunt

ninth

Neunvierteltakt m

nine-four time

neunzig  

ninety

Neuordnung f

reorganization

Neuorientierung f

reorientation, rethinking

Neuphilolog  m

 modern-language specialist

Neuphilologie f

(study of) modern languages

Neuplatoniker m (-)

Neo-Platonist

Neuplatonismus  m

 Neo-Platonism

Neupositivismus m

neopositivism

Neuregelung f (-en)

revision, reform, new regulation

Neuromantik f

Neo-Romanticism

Neuromantiker m (-)

Neo-Romantic

Neurosis f

neurosis

Neurotiker m (-)

neurotic

neurotisch  

neurotic

Neusprachler m (-)

modern linguist

neusprachlich  

modern-language

neutestamentarisch  

New Testament

Neutestamentler m (-)

New Testament scholar

neutestamentlich

(of/belonging to the) New Testament

Neuthomismus m

Neo-Thomism

neutr. abr

Neutr. abr

neutral  

neutral, impartial

Neutralisation f

neutralization

neutralisieren  

to neutralize

Neutralisierung f

neutralization

Neutralität f

neutrality

neuvermählt  

newly married

neuvertonen sep

to reset

neuz. abr

Neuzeit f

modern age or times

neuzeitfeindlich  

antimodernist

neuzeitlich  

modern

nf. abr

Nf. abr

n.F. abr

n.f. abr

NGEMA abbr

Neuere Geschichte der evangelischen Missionsanstalten zur Bekehrung der Heiden in Ostindien. Halle

ngr. abr

NGWR abbr

Nach Gottes Wort reformiert. Neukirchen

NHB abbr

Neue Herder Bibliothek. Freiburg, Breisgau

nhbr. abr

nhd. abr

nhebr. abr

Nibelungensage f

legend of the Nibelungs

NIC abbr

New International Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids. Michigan

nicht

not; n. mehr -- no longer, not any longer; auch n. -- nor, not either; noch n. -- not yet

Nichtachtung f

disrespect; slight; disregard

Nichtarier m (-)

non-aryan, or arian

nichtarisch  

non-Aryan, or Arian

Nichtbeachtung f

disregard; (of); nonobservance, failure to observe or respond

Nichtchrist m (-en)

non-Christian

nichtchristlich  

non-Christian; infidel

nichtdeutsch adj

non-German

Nichtdeutsche f, m (-n)

non-German (male or female)

Nichtduldung f

intolerance

Nichteinmischung f

nonintervention; noninterference

Nichteinmischungspakt m

nonintervention pact

Nichteinmischungspolitik f

nonintervention policy or policy on nonintervention

nichten vr

to nichten, nihilate (Heidegger)

Nichtexistenz f

non-existence

nicht-extensional adj

non-extensional

Nicht-Gott m

no god

Nichtgrieche m (-n)

barbarian

Nicht-Ich n

Phil: non-ego, not-self; object, world of objective reality

nichtidentisch adj

non-identical

Nichtidentität f

non-identity

nichtig  

null; vile (body); void, invalid; futile; vain, hollow; idle, empty; transitory, perishable

Nichtigkeit f

vanity; futility; nothingness; pettiness; voidness; invalidity; nullity (Heidegger)

nicht-kognitivistisch adj

non-cognitivist(ic)

nichts

nothing; not...anything; n. als -- nothing but; n. anders -- nothing els; n. weiter - nothing else

Nichts n

Nothing, nothingness; non-being; the naught

nichtseiend adj

non-existent

Nichtseiende n

the non-existent; the non-being

Nichtsein n

non(-)existence, non-being

nichtsinnlich adj

nonsensible; n. Anschauung - nonsensible intuition

Nichtsnutz m

good-for-nothing

nichtsnutzig  

good-for-nothing, worthless, careless

Nichtstun n

idleness, inactivity

nichtswürdig  

worthless mean, base; contemptible; vile, evil

nichttonal  

non-tonal

nichtverbal adj

non-verbal

Nicht-Volk n

not a people

Nichtvorhandensein n

Phil: absence, lack; non(-)existence; unavailability

nichtwesentlich  

nonessential

Nichtwissen n

ignorance; nescience

Nichtwisser m (-)

ignoramus

Nichtwollen n

non-volition

Nichtzweifeln n

not doubting, not having any doubts; Glaube ist Nichtzweifeln - (an...), faith is being certain (of...)

nicken  

to nod; to snooze

nie adv

never, at no time

nieder adj, adv, sep pref

low; mean, base; inferior; down;

niederbeugen vr sep

to bend down, bow

niederbrennen vi sep

to burn, burn down, burn to the ground

niederbücken vr sep

to bow down; to stoop; to grovel

Niederdeuteche m (-n)

Low German

niederdeutsch  

Low German

Niederdeutschland n

North Germany

niederdrücken  

to press down, to depress, to weigh down, to oppress

niederfahren vi sep

to descend, come down

Niederfahrt f

descent

niederfallen vi sep

to fall down; to settle

Niedergang m

downfall, decline; setting (of the sun); N. der Moral - moral decadence, decline of morality; N. des Menschen - man's downfall

niedergehen vi sep

to come down, fall; to burst, break; to decline

niedergeschlagen pp

 dejected; depressed, low-spirited, cast-down

Niedergeschlagenheit f

depression; dejection, low spirits

niederhalten  

to hold down, to contain, to suppress

niederkauern vr sep

to crouch down

niederknien vr sep

to kneel down

Niederkunft f (-en, -"e)

delivery, confinement

Niederl. abr

Niederlage f (-n)

defeat; failure

Niederlande f

the Netherlands

Niederländer m (-)

Dutchman, Netherlander

niederländisch  

Netherlandish

niederlassen vi sep

to let down, to lower; to sit down; to settle; to establish oneself, to alight

Niederlassung f (-en)

settlement

niederlegen vr sep

to lay or put down; to deposit; to store; to resign, abdicate; to lie down, go to bed

niedermachen vr sep

to butcher, slaughter, massacre, kill

niederreißen vi sep

to demolish, tear down

Niedersachse m (-n)

Lower Saxon

Niedersachsen n

Lower Saxony

niedersächsisch  

Lower Saxon, Low Saxon

Niederschlag m (-"e)

rainfall, deposit; fallout; Mus: downbeat

Niederschrift f (-en)

written copy; notes

niederscreiben vi sep

to write down; to record, register

niedersetzen vr sep

to set or put down; to deposit; to sit down

niedersinken vi sep

to fall, sink down; to sink to the ground

niedersteigen vi sep

to step down; to descend

niederstoßen vi sep

to push down, strike down; to swoop down

niederstürzen vr sep

to fall down; brought to their knees

Niedertracht f

meanness, baseness

niederträchtig  

low; base, mean, vile

Niederträchtigkeit f

base act, vile action

niedertreten vi sep

to tread down; to tread upon; to wear down

niederwerfen vi sep

to throw down; to put down; to suppress; to overcome; to crush (rising); to prostrate oneself

Niederwerfung f

suppression

niedrig adj

low; lowly; humble; inferior; obscure; mean; vulgar

Niedrigkeit f

lowness, lowliness; baseness

niemals adv

never, at no time

niemand pron

nobody, no one

Niemand m

the nobody (Heidegger)

Niemandsland n

no man´s land

Niere f (-n)

kidney, (pl) loins

Nierenfett n

kidney fat

niesen  

to sneeze

Nietzscheanismus m

Nietzscheanism

nihil. abr

Nihil. abr

nihil

Lat: nothing; nothingness

Nihilismus m

nihilism

Nihilist m (-en)

nihilist

nihilistisch  

nihilistic(ally)

nihilum

Lat: nothing

Nikodemus m

Nicodemus

Nikodemusevangelium n

the Gospel of Nicodemus

Nikolait m (-en)

Nicolaitan

Nikolaus m

Nicholas; Sankt Nikolaus, Saint Nicholas, Santa Claus

Nikolaustag m

Nicholas' Day

Nil m

Nile

Nilkrokodil n (-e)

Nile crocodile

Nilpferd n (-e)

hippopotamus

Niltal n

Nile Valley

Nimbus m (-se, -bus)

nimbus; halo, glory; reputation, prestige, aura, respect, solemnity

Nimbuswolke f

nimbus (cloud)

nimmer  

never, nevermore, at no time, no more, no longer

nimmermehr  

nevermore, never; not at all

Nimrod m

Nimrod

Ninive n

Nineveh

Ninivit m (-en)

Ninevite

ninivitisch  

Ninevitish, Ninevite

nirg. abr

nirgends  

nowhere, not anywhere

Nirwana n

Nirvana

Nische f (-n)

niche

nischenartig  

niche-like

nisten

to nest, to build a nest

Niveau n (-s)

level, standard

Nizäa n

das Konzil von N. - the Council of Nicea

nizäisch  

Nicene; nizäisches or nizänisches Glaubensbekenntnis - Nicene Creed

nizänisch  

Nicene; nizäisches or nizänisches Glaubensbekenntnis - Nicene Creed

nJ. abr

n.J. abr

NK abbr

Neue Kirche. Zürich

nl. abr

NLA abbr

Nachrichten der Luther-Akademie (in Sonderhausen). Göttingen

NLADDR abbr

Nachrichten der Lutherakademie in der DDR (östliches Kirchengebiet). – Sonderhausen, Greifswald

nlat. abr

NLT abbr

Neuland in der Theologie. Zürich

Nm. abr

Numeri - Numbers

Nm abr

Numeri - Numbers

NNTB abbr

Nachrichten von den neuesten theologischen Büchern und Schriften. Jena

No. abr

noachidisch adj

Noahic; die noachidischen, noachischen Gebote - the Noahic laws, the Noahic precepts

noachisch adj

Noahic; die noachidischen, noachischen Gebote - the Noahic laws, the Noahic precepts  

Noah m

Noah; die Arche Noahs - Noah's ark

nobel  

noble, aristocratic

Nobelpreis m

Nobel prize

noch

yet; still; besides; further; in addition; n. einmal -- once more/again; n. dazu - in addition; n. immer -- still; n. mehr -- even more; n. nicht -- not yet

nochmals

once more; again

noch nicht  

not yet

noch nie  

never yet, never before, never

Nocturn f

Nocturns

Nocturne n, f (-s)

nocturne

Nocturno m (-s)

nocturne

NOEB abbr

Neue orientalische und exegetische Bibliothek. Göttingen

Noema n

noema, intentional object of thinking

Noematik f

noematics

Noesis f

noesis, intentional act of thinking

Noetik f

noetics

noetisch adj

noetic

Nokturn f (-en)

nocturn

nom. abr

Nom. abr

Nomade m (-n)

nomad

Nomadengesellschaft f

nomadic society

nomadenhaft

nomadic

Nomadenleben n

nomadic life

Nomadenvolk n (-"er)

nomads, nomadic people or tribe

nomadisch  

nomadic

Nomadismus m

nomadism

Nomen n (-mina)

noun, substantive

Nomenkl. abr

Nomenklatur f

nomenclature

Nomenklatura f

nomenclatura

Nomin. abr

nomina Dei

Lat: names of God

nominal  

nominal

Nominalausdruck m (-"e)

noun phrase, noun or name expression

Nominaldefinition f (-"en)

nominal definition

Nominalismus m

nominalism

nominalistisch adj

nominalist(ic) (theory of language, etc)

Nomination f (-en)

nomination, appointment (of bishop)

Nominativ m (-e)

nominative (case)

Nominator m

nominator

Nomismus m

nomism

Nomokanon m

(in the Eastern Church) nomocanon

Nomos  m

 Gr: nomos; law, rule; convention, custom

Nom.satz abr

Non-Objectivismus m

Non-Objectivism; Constructivism

None f

Mus: ninth

non-ens

Lat, Phil: nothing; nonbeing

nonkausal adj

non-casual

Nonkonformismus m

nonconformity

Nonkonformist m (-en)

dissenter, nonconformist

nonkonformistisch  

nonconformist

Nonne f (-n)

nun

Nonnenchor m (-"e)

nun's gallery; choir of nuns

Nonnenkloster n (-")

cloister; convent; nunnery

Nonnenorden m

order of nuns

Nonnenschleier  

veil

Nonnenweihe f

taking the veil

Nonsens m

nonsense

nord. abr

Nord m

north

Nordamerika n

North America

Nordamerikaner m (-)

North American

nordamerikanisch  

North American

norddeutsch  

North German

Norddeutschland n

North Germany

Nordecke f

the northern end, northward

Nordegermanen  

North Germanic tribes

Norden m

north; nach N. - to the north, in a northerly direction

Nordeuropa n

Northern Europe

nordgermanisch  

North Germanic

Nordgrenze f

the northern boundary

Nordhang m

the northern slope

nördlich  

northern, northerly, arctic; north, northward

Nordost m

tempestuous wind, Euroclydon

Nordseite f

north side

Nordtor n

north gate

nordwärts  

northward(s), toward the north, (to the) north

Nordwest m

northwest

Nordwind m

north(erly) wind

Norm f (-en)

rule, standard; norm; criterion; model

norm. abr

normalisieren  

to normalize; to return to normal(cy)

Normalsprache f

ordinary language

Normalton m

standard pitch

Normalzustand m

normal condition, normal state, normality

norma normata

Lat: standardized norm

normativ adj

normative; evaluative; n. Begründung - normative justification; n. Sollen - normative ought

Normativismus m

normativism

Normenbildung f

norm formation

Normlosigkeit f

normlessnes

Not f (-"e)

need; want; necessity; trouble, difficulty; peril; danger, emergency;

Not. abr

notae ecclesiae

Lat: marks of the church

Notation f

notation

Notausg. abr

Notbedarf m

essential requirements

Notbehelf m

stopgap, makeshift

Notdurft f

necessaries, necessity; (pressing) need; want

notdürftig adj

makeshift; scanty; needy, indigent

Notdürftigkeit f

indigence, want

Note f (-n)

note; character; grade

Notendruck m (-e)

music(al) printing; musical typography

Notenfahne f (-n)

note flager tail; note hook

Notenlesen n

reading of notes; reading of music, music-reading

Notenstecher m (-)

music engraver

Notenstich m

music engraving

Notenwert m (-e)

note value

Notgesetz n (-e)

provisional or emergency decree or law

Nothelfer m

helper in time of need or distress; one of fourteen catholic saints, holy helper

Nothilfe f

first aid, emergency aid, emergency relief

notianal adj

notional

notieren  

to notate

nötig

necessary; needed; required

nötigen  

to necessitate; to oblige; to force; to coerce; to compel; to urge; to press

Nötigung f

coercion

Notion f

notion

notiones communes

Lat: (pl) common notions, general terms

notitia

Lat: knowledge

notitia Dei acquisita

Lat: aquired knowledge of God

notitia Dei insita

Lat: implanted knowledge of God

notitia historica

Lat: historical knowledge of or in

Notjahr n (-e)

year of scarcity

Notlage f

plight; difficult or precarious position

notleidend  

needy, poor; suffering; distressed

Notleidende m (-n)

person in want or need

Notleidenden  

the poor, the needy

Notlüge f (-n)

white lie

Notmaßnahme f (-n)

emergency measure

Notopfer n

emergency contribution, emergency levy

Notschrei m

cry of distress

Notstand m

emergency, emergency situation

Nottaufe f

emergency baptism, (baptism by a layman in case of emergency)

nottaufen  

to baptize (dying person, etc.) in case of emergency by a layman

Notturno n

nocturne, notturno

notwendig adj, adv

necessary; essential; urgent; required; unavoidable; inevitable

Notwendigkeit f

necessity; need, needfulness; urgency; zufällige N. - contingent necessity

Notwendigkeitslehre f

necessitarianism

Notzucht f

rape

noumenal adj

noumenal

Noumenon n

noumenon

Nov. abr

Novelle f (-n)

novella

Novellist m (-en)

writer of novellas

Novene f (-n)

novena

Novize m (-en)

novice

Novizenmeister m (-)

master of the novices

Noviziat n (-e)

novitiate

Novizin f (-nen)

novice

Novum Testamentum n

Lat: New Testament

Nr. abr

Number - number, no.

nr. abr

Number - number, no.

n. R. abr

N.R. abr

Nrn. abr

n. S. abr

NS abr

N.S. abr

NS-Zeit f

Nazi period (1933-45)

NSGTK abbr

Neue Studien zur Geschichte der Theologie und Kirche. Berlin

NSHE abbr

New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge. New York

NSPR abbr

New Studies in the Philosophy of Religion. London

n-stellig adj

n-place, n-ary

N.T.

Neues Testament - New Testament

NT abbr

Neues Testament - New Testament; Novum Testamentum. An International Quarterly for New Testament and Related Studies. Leiden

nt. abr

NTA abbr

Neutestamentliche Abhandlungen. Münster

NTAb abbr

New Testament Abstracts. Weston, Mass.

NTA.E abbr

Neutestamentliche Abhandlungen. - Ergänzungsband. Münster

NTApo abbr

Neutestamentliche Apokryphen in deutscher Übersetzung. Edgar Hennecke, et al., eds. Tübingen

NTC abbr

New Testament Commentary Based on the R.S.V. G.C.D. Howles, et al., eds. London

NTCom abbr

New Testament Commentaries. Henry Chadwick, ed. London

NTD abbr

Das Neue Testament Deutsch. Göttingen

NTF abbr

Neutestamentliche Forschung. Gütersloh

NTG abbr

Neue theologische Grundrisse. Tübingen

ntl. abr

neutestamentlich - (of the) New Testament

ntlich abr

ntr. abr

Ntr. abr

NT.S abbr

Novum Testamentum. An International Quarterly for New Testament and Related Studies. - Suppliment. Leiden

NTS abbr

New Testament Studies. An International Journal. Cambridge. London, u.a.

NTS(W) abbr

New Testament Studies. Catholic University of Amerca. Washington, D.C.

NTTS abbr

New Testament Tools and Studies. Leiden

Nuance f (-n)

shade, nuance, subtle distinction

nuancenreich  

rich in nuance; finely nuanced

nuanciert pr p

nuanced

Nubien n

Nubia

Nubier m (-)

Nubian

nubisch  

Nubian

nüchtern  

(on an) empty (stomach), sober, temperate, moderate, calm; reasonable, sensible; flat, dry, dull, prosaic

Nüchternheit f

fasting; sobriety; quietness, sedateness; barrenness, seriousness; dullness

nuklear adj

nuclear

null  

nought, zero

Null f (-en)

nought, zero, null

num. abr

Num. abr

Numen n, abbr

numen; abbr: Numen. International Review for the History of Religion. Leiden

numen

Lat: a divine presence, a presend or presiding deity; a divine spirit

Numeri  

Numbers

numerieren  vr

to number

Numinose n

the numinous; the noumenal

Numismatik f

numismatics

Nummer f (-n)

number

nun

now; von n. an - from now on, henceforth; n. erst - only now; conj now that, since; fl part now (than); well

nunmehr adv, conj

now, by this time; from now on, henceforth; at this stage

Nuntiatur f (-en)

nunciature

Nuntius m (-tien)

nuncio; päpstlicher N. - papal legate

nunus Christi

Lat: the office of Christi

Nuppe f (-n)

knob handle

nur

only; solely, alone; merely; except; just, possibly; conj (nothing) but; however; only

Nus n

intellect, nous, mind

Nüster n (-)

nostril

Nuß f (-"sse)

nut

Nußgarten m

grove of nut trees

Nutz m

use, benefit; advantage, profit, yield

Nutzen m

use, benefit; advantage, profit, yield

nutzen  vr

to be of use, be useful; to be of help, be helpful; to be profitable; to be of value; to use, to make use of

nützen  vr

to be of use, be useful; to be of help, be helpful; to be profitable; to be of value; to use, to make use of

nützlich  adj

useful, of use; serviceable; profitable, advantageous, conductive

Nützlichkeit f

utility, usefulness; advantage; profitableness

Nützlichkeitslehre f

utilitarianism

Nützlichkeitsphilosophie f

utilitarianism

Nützlichkeitsprinzip n (-e)

utilitarianism

Nützlichkeitsrücksichten f

considerations of utility, practical considerations

Nützlichkeitsstandpunkt m

utilitarianism, utilitarian viewpoint

Nützlichkeitssystem n

utilitarianism

nutzlos  

useless(ly), futile; unnecessarily

Nutzlosigkeit f

uselessness, futility

n.u.Z. abr

n-wertig adj

n-valued, n-order

NWT abbr

Naturwissenschaft und Theologie. München

n.Z. abr

NZfM abbr

Neue Zeitschrift für Musik. Leipzig

nzl. abr

NZM abbr

Neue Zeitschrift für Missionswissenschaft. Beckenried

NZSTh abbr

Neue Zeitschrift für systematiche Theologie (und Religionsphilosophie). Berlin

n.Zw. abr