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English and German Search Results for: myth

Summary

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myth:
- Mythos; Legende; Überlieferung; Erzählung; Geschichte
Wiktionary:
- myth → Mythos
- myth → Mythus

English

Detailed Translations for myth from English to German

myth:

myth [the ~] nomen

the myth
der Mythos
- Mythos [der ~] nomen
the myth (legend; tradition)
die Legende; die Überlieferung
- Legende [die ~] nomen
- Überlieferung [die ~] nomen
the myth (story; narration; tale; legend)
die Erzählung; die Geschichte; die Legende; die Überlieferung
- Erzählung [die ~] nomen
- Geschichte [die ~] nomen
- Legende [die ~] nomen
- Überlieferung [die ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for myth:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Erzählung	legend; myth; narration; story; tale	concert; delusion; fable; fairytale; fib; fiction; old wive's tale; recital; story
Geschichte	legend; myth; narration; story; tale	delusion; fable; fairytale; fib; fiction; history; old wive's tale; problem; problematical case; record; report; story; survey
Legende	legend; myth; narration; story; tale; tradition	caption; heading; inscription; legend; marginal note; title; tradition
Mythos	myth
Überlieferung	legend; myth; narration; story; tale; tradition	overdelivery; tradition

Synonyms for "myth":

story

Related Definitions for "myth":

a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people¹

Wiktionary Translations for myth:

myth

noun

story
- myth → Mythos
common belief
- myth → Mythos

myth

noun

identitätsstiftende Vorzeitüberlieferung eines Volkes über dessen Geschichte und Götter
- Mythos → myth

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• myth	→ Mythus	↔ mythe — récity fabuleux

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University