Praxis

See also: praxis

Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Praxis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae – certain moths.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πρᾶξις (prâxis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʁaksɪs/

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Noun

Praxis f (genitive Praxis, plural Praxen)

1. practice, experience

   Synonym: Erfahrung

2. practice, praxis (opposite of theory)

   In der Praxis kommt das selten vor. ― That rarely ever occurs in practice.

3. surgery (UK), doctor's office (US), practice (UK, South Africa) (workplace of a self-employed doctor)

   Synonym: Ordination

   Mein Zahnarzt hat viele Blumen in der Praxis. ― My dentist has a lot of flowers in his surgery.

Declension

Declension of Praxis [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Praxis	die	Praxen
genitive	einer	der	Praxis	der	Praxen
dative	einer	der	Praxis	den	Praxen
accusative	eine	die	Praxis	die	Praxen

Derived terms

• praxisfern
• praxisfremd
• praxisnah

Further reading

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