Spektrum

See also: spektrum

German

Etymology

In the sense “range” (18th c.) after English spectrum, from Latin spectrum. The sense “spectre” (16th c.) was directly from the Latin; it remained rare and became fully obsolete after the emergence of the contemporary meaning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃpɛktrʊm/, [ˈʃpɛk.tʁʊm]

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• IPA^(key): /ˈspɛktrʊm/, [ˈspɛk.tʁʊm] (standard in Austria, rare anywhere else)

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• Rhymes: -ɛktʁʊm
• Hyphenation: Spek‧trum

Noun

Spektrum n (strong, genitive Spektrums, plural Spektren or Spektra)

1. spectrum (range of colours, frequencies etc.)
2. (figurative) spectrum (the full range of anything)

   Synonyms: (ganze) Breite, Bandbreite

3. (obsolete) spectre (apparition, phantom)

   Synonyms: Erscheinung, Gespenst, Phantom, Trugbild, Schemen

Declension

Declension of Spektrum [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Spektrum	die	Spektren, Spektra
genitive	eines	des	Spektrums	der	Spektren, Spektra
dative	einem	dem	Spektrum	den	Spektren, Spektra
accusative	ein	das	Spektrum	die	Spektren, Spektra

Derived terms

• Farbspektrum
• spektral, spektrisch

Further reading

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