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The article for

Skepsis

die Skepsis

Skepsis is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
no plural
English
skepticism

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it die Skepsis?

Skepsis ends in -is, but that ending doesn’t settle the article: in a German dictionary, 61% of -is nouns take die, 28% take der, and 11% take das. So learn it with its article: die Skepsis.

Which endings you can rely on
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] Doubting critical, suspicious attitude

[1] Zweifel; kritische, misstrauische Haltung

Examples

[1] Fridolin is a man of healthy skepticism

[1] Fridolin ist ein Mann von gesunder Skepsis.

[1] You can also exaggerate it with your skepticism

[1] Man kann es mit seiner Skepsis auch übertreiben.
More source examples (5)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] For many offers tempting at first glance, skepticism is attached

[1] Bei vielen auf den ersten Blick verlockenden Angeboten ist Skepsis angebracht.

[1] "The following day, August 1, 1914, swept this skepticism aside, at least in public perception."

[1] „Der folgende Tag, der 1. August 1914, fegte diese Skepsis allerdings beiseite, jedenfalls in der öffentlichen Wahrnehmung.“

[1] "With Franc's increasing euphoria, my skepticism grew"

[1] „Mit Francs zunehmender Euphorie wuchs meine Skepsis.“

[1] "I suppressed my skepticism, agreed and was happy about it afterwards"

[1] „Ich unterdrückte meine Skepsis, sagte zu und war im Nachhinein froh darüber.“

[1] "On the whole, hopelessness predominates, that is, skepticism, there is still no lack of more optimistic statements"

[1] „Überwiegt im großen und ganzen die Hoffnungslosigkeit, sprich Skepsis, so fehlt es dennoch nicht ganz an optimistischeren Äußerungen.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Skepsis —
Genitiv der Skepsis —
Dativ der Skepsis —
Akkusativ die Skepsis —

Pronunciation

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