Enzyklopädie
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Encyclopädie (archaic)
Etymology
[edit]Variant of earlier Encyclopädie, from New Latin encyclopaedia with influence from French encyclopédie, from Koine Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ (enkúklios paideíā, “education in the circle of arts and sciences”), from Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος (enkúklios, “circular”) + παιδείᾱ (paideíā, “childrearing; education”), q.v.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Enzyklopädie f (genitive Enzyklopädie, plural Enzyklopädien)
- encyclopedia (comprehensive reference work with articles on a wide range of topics)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Enzyklopädie [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Enzyklopädie | die | Enzyklopädien |
genitive | einer | der | Enzyklopädie | der | Enzyklopädien |
dative | einer | der | Enzyklopädie | den | Enzyklopädien |
accusative | eine | die | Enzyklopädie | die | Enzyklopädien |
Synonyms
[edit]- Konversationslexikon; Realencyclopädie, Realwörterbuch (archaic)
Hypernyms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Enzyklopädie” in Duden online
- “Enzyklopädie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Categories:
- German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- German terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *peh₂w-
- German terms borrowed from New Latin
- German terms derived from New Latin
- German terms derived from French
- German terms derived from Koine Greek
- German terms derived from Ancient Greek
- German 5-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:German/iː
- Rhymes:German/iː/5 syllables
- German lemmas
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- German feminine nouns
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