Noun #1011 Noun

der Eingriff

Plural: die Eingriffe
Based on: ein-, eingreifen, Griff
1.

the intrusion, the infringement

(Mainly used in contexts of rights, liberty or privacy. Think of the government hand in your wallet, for example.)
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Examples
  • Mein Mitbewohner nennt meine Kamera im Bad einen Eingriff in seine Privatsphäre. Ich nenne es Entertainment.
  • My flatmate calls the camera in the bathroom an infringement of privacy. I call it entertainment.
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2.

the surgery

(Often combined with "operativ" but in a medical contexts, it works fine by itself.)
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  • Der Eingriff dauerte länger als erwartet.
  • The surgery took longer than expected.

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The Meaning and Family of “greifen”

"greifen" is one of the German words for "grabbing" besides "fassen". And especially the relatives of "greifen" are really useful - like der Griff, begreifen or ahngreifen.

Vocab: greifen, der Griff, der Greif, Griffin, angreifen, der Angriff, begreifen, der Begriff, durchgreifen, ergreifen, übergriffig, eingreifen, zugreifen

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How many meanings does the German word 'Eingriff' have?

Eingriff has 2 distinct meanings: 1. the intrusion, the infringement , 2. the surgery.

What is the gender of 'Eingriff'?

der

What is the plural of 'Eingriff'?

die Eingriffe

What is 'Eingriff' related to?

The word 'Eingriff' is related to ein-, eingreifen and Griff.

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The Meaning and Family of “greifen”
"greifen" is one of the German words for "grabbing" besides "fassen". And especially the relatives of "greifen" are really useful - like der Griff, begreifen or ahngreifen.
Vocab: greifen, der Griff, der Greif, Griffin, angreifen, der Angriff, begreifen, der Begriff, durchgreifen, ergreifen, übergriffig, eingreifen, zugreifen
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