Illustration

See also: illustration

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin illūstrātiō in the 1800s, from illūstrō (“I illustrate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɪlustʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]

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Noun

Illustration f (genitive Illustration, plural Illustrationen)

1. illustration

   Synonym: Abbildung

Declension

Declension of Illustration [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Illustration	die	Illustrationen
genitive	einer	der	Illustration	der	Illustrationen
dative	einer	der	Illustration	den	Illustrationen
accusative	eine	die	Illustration	die	Illustrationen

Related terms

• illuster (“illustrious, renowned”)
• Illustrator (“illustrator”)
• illustrieren (“to illustrate”)

Further reading

• “Illustration” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Illustration” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Illustration” in Duden online
• “Illustration” in OpenThesaurus.de
• Illustration on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de