Why is it die Ignoranz?
Ignoranz ends in -anz, and most nouns ending in -anz are feminine: in a German dictionary, 82% of them take die.
All nouns ending in -anz die
Meaning
[1] derogatory: self -inflicted ignorance, limitedity
[1] abwertend: selbstverschuldete Unwissenheit, Beschränktheit[2] Unbustained: ignoring
[2] ungebräuchlich: das IgnorierenExamples
[1] This ignorance is not to be endured
[1] Diese Ignoranz ist nicht zu ertragen.
[1] "Is that a sign of dementia or just ignorance"
[1] „Ist das schon ein Zeichen von Demenz oder lediglich Ignoranz?“
More source examples (2)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "The motive of racism is ignored in the event of a murder of defenseless, and the authorities act between ignorance and punishment in the reward"
[1] „Da wird bei Mord an Wehrlosen das Motiv Rassismus ignoriert, und die Behörden agieren zwischen Ignoranz und Strafvereitelung im Amt.“
[1] "This form of ignorance - which I don't want to hear, I don't hear that either - the psychologist Drew Weston was even able to prove neurologically in 2004"
[1] „Diese Form der Ignoranz – was ich nicht hören will, das höre ich auch nicht – konnte der Psychologe Drew Weston im Jahr 2004 sogar neurologisch nachweisen.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Ignoranz | — |
| Genitiv | der Ignoranz | — |
| Dativ | der Ignoranz | — |
| Akkusativ | die Ignoranz | — |
Pronunciation
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