Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None — Page 2

Vocabulary

Alte

Old; referring to old things or people

und

And; basic coordinating conjunction

neue

New; adjective describing something recently made

Tafeln

Tablets or boards; flat surfaces for writing

Der

The; masculine definite article in German

Genesende

The convalescent; one recovering from illness

Die

The; feminine or plural definite article in German

große

Great or large; adjective indicating size or importance

Sehnsucht

Longing or yearning; deep emotional desire for something

Das

The; neuter definite article in German

zweite

Second; ordinal number indicating position two

Tanzlied

Dance song; a song meant for dancing

sieben

Seven; the cardinal number between six and eight

Siegel

Seal or stamp; an emblem used to authenticate documents

VIERTER

Fourth; ordinal adjective indicating the fourth position

UND

And; coordinating conjunction written in capitals here

LETZTER

Last; ordinal adjective meaning final in a sequence

TEIL

Part; a section or division of a larger whole

Honig-Opfer

Honey sacrifice; an offering made using honey

Nothschrei

Cry of distress; an urgent call for help

Gespräch

Conversation; a verbal exchange between two or more people

mit

With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means

den

The; dative or accusative plural definite article

Königen

Kings; plural dative form of König

Blutegel

Leech; a blood-sucking worm used metaphorically

Zauberer

Magician or sorcerer; one who performs magic

Außer

Outside or except; preposition indicating exclusion

Dienst

Service or duty; work done for others or the state

hässlichste

Ugliest; superlative adjective describing the most unattractive

Mensch

Person or human being; a member of humanity

freiwillige

Voluntary; done of one's own free will

Bettler

Beggar; someone who asks for charity or alms

Schatten

Shadow; a dark area caused by blocking light

Mittag

Noon or midday; the middle of the day

Begrüßung

Greeting; the act of welcoming someone formally

Abendmahl

Last Supper or evening meal; significant communal dinner

höhere

Higher; comparative adjective indicating greater elevation

Lied

Song; a piece of music meant to be sung

der

The; genitive or dative masculine/feminine definite article

Schwermut

Melancholy; a deep feeling of sadness and gloom

Wissenschaft

Science or scholarship; systematic study and knowledge

Unter

Under or among; preposition indicating position below

Töchtern

Daughters; plural dative form of Tochter

Wüste

Desert; a dry barren region with little vegetation

Erwachen

Awakening; the act of waking up or becoming aware

Eselsfest

Festival of the donkey; a celebratory feast involving donkeys

trunkene

Drunken; intoxicated or overcome with strong emotion

Zeichen

Sign or symbol; a mark conveying a specific meaning

ANHANG

Appendix; supplementary material added at the end

EINLEITUNG

Introduction; an opening section presenting main topics

VON

By or from; preposition indicating origin or authorship

FRAU

Woman or Mrs.; a title for an adult female

WIE

How or as; interrogative or comparative conjunction

ENTSTAND

Originated or arose; past tense of entstehen, to come about

Über

Over or about; preposition indicating position or topic

allem

Everything; dative form used in phrases like über allem

jedoch

However; a conjunction indicating contrast or reservation

schwebt

Hovers or floats; third person singular of schweben

es

It; neuter third-person singular pronoun

verklärend

Transfiguring; present participle meaning to glorify or illuminate

das

The; neuter definite article or relative pronoun

Bild

Image or picture; a visual representation of something

seiner

His or its; genitive masculine possessive pronoun

größten

Greatest; superlative genitive adjective of groß

Hoffnungen

Hopes; plural noun referring to positive future expectations

fernsten

Most distant; superlative adjective of fern, far away

Ziele

Goals or destinations; plural noun for aims or targets

Meinem

My; dative masculine possessive pronoun form

Bruder

Brother; a male sibling

schwebte

Hovered or floated; past tense of schweben

die

The; feminine or plural definite article

Gestalt

Figure or form; the shape or appearance of something

seit

Since or for; preposition indicating a point in time

frühesten

Earliest; superlative adjective of früh, meaning early

Jugend

Youth; the period of being young

vor

Before or in front of; preposition indicating position or time

er

He; masculine third-person singular personal pronoun

erzählte

Told or narrated; past tense of erzählen

mir

Me; dative first-person singular personal pronoun

einmal

Once or one day; referring to a single past instance

dass

That; subordinating conjunction introducing a dependent clause

schon

Already; adverb indicating something happened earlier than expected

als

As or when; conjunction used in comparisons or time clauses

Kind

Child; a young human being

von

From or of; preposition indicating origin or belonging

ihm

Him or it; dative masculine third-person singular pronoun

geträumt

Dreamed; past participle of träumen, to dream

habe

Have; first-person singular present of haben

Perser

Persians; people from ancient or modern Persia

waren

Were; past tense plural form of sein, to be

Ersten

First ones; plural adjective referring to the earliest people

einen

A or one; masculine accusative indefinite article

weiten

Wide or broad; accusative adjective meaning expansive

umfassenden

Comprehensive; adjective meaning all-encompassing or broad

Blick

Glance or view; a look directed at something

auf

On or upon; preposition indicating surface or direction

Geschichte

History or story; a record of past events

warfen

Threw or cast; past tense plural of werfen