Zentrum

German

Alternative forms

• Centrum (pre-1901)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centrum (“centre”), from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron, “centre of a circle, thorn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɛntʁʊm/

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Noun

Zentrum n (strong, genitive Zentrums, plural Zentren)

1. center, centre; central point

   Synonyms: Mitte, Mittelpunkt, Kern, Hauptsache

   Antonyms: Rand, Hülle, Oberfläche, Peripherie, Nebensache

2. (politics) the centre, the moderate political parties
3. (politics) the Centre Party, a Catholic political party in pre-war Germany
4. (mathematics) the centre of a group, ring, Lie algebra, etc.
5. (chess) the spaces d4, d5, e4, e5 on a chessboard

Declension

Declension of Zentrum [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Zentrum	die	Zentren
genitive	eines	des	Zentrums	der	Zentren
dative	einem	dem	Zentrum	den	Zentren
accusative	ein	das	Zentrum	die	Zentren

Derived terms

• Einkaufszentrum
• Kontrollzentrum
• Stadtzentrum

 

Further reading

• “Zentrum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Zentrum” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Zentrum” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɛntrum/

Noun

Zentrum n (plural Zentre)

1. center

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Plautdietsch

Noun

Zentrum n (plural --)

1. center