Onus

See also: onus

German

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₃enh₂-
    Proto-Indo-European *-os
    Proto-Indo-European *h₃énh₂os
    Proto-Italic *onos
    Latin onuslbor.
    German Onus

    Learned borrowing from Latin onus (literally “burden”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈoːnʊs/
    • Audio (Germany):(file)

    Noun

    Onus n (strong, genitive Onus, plural Onera)

    1. (dated, law) onus
      Synonym: Beweislast

    Declension

    Declension of Onus [neuter, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein das Onus die Onera
    genitive eines des Onus der Onera
    dative einem dem Onus den Onera
    accusative ein das Onus die Onera

    Further reading

    • “Onus” in Duden online
    • “Onus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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