Mosaik

See also: mosaik

German

ein Mosaik

Etymology

15th century, from Italian mosaico m, from Medieval Latin musaicum n. Common since 18th century after French mosaïque f, itself from the Italian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mozaˈiːk/, /mozaˈɪk/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Mosaik n (mixed or strong, genitive Mosaiks, plural Mosaiken or Mosaike) or
Mosaik (archaic) f (genitive Mosaik, plural Mosaiken)

1. mosaic (artwork)

Usage notes

• Now generally neuter, but the feminine-type plural Mosaiken remains predominant over Mosaike.

Declension

Declension of Mosaik [neuter, mixed // strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Mosaik	die	Mosaiken, Mosaike
genitive	eines	des	Mosaiks	der	Mosaiken, Mosaike
dative	einem	dem	Mosaik	den	Mosaiken
accusative	ein	das	Mosaik	die	Mosaiken, Mosaike

Declension of Mosaik [feminine (archaic)]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Mosaik	die	Mosaiken
genitive	einer	der	Mosaik	der	Mosaiken
dative	einer	der	Mosaik	den	Mosaiken
accusative	eine	die	Mosaik	die	Mosaiken

Related terms

• Museum

Further reading

• “Mosaik” in Duden online
• “Mosaik” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache