Element
German
Etymology
From Middle High German element, from Latin elementum (see further etymology there).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.leˈmɛnt/, [e-], [ˌɛ-], [ˌeː-], [-le-], [-lə-]
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Noun
Element n (strong, genitive Elementes or Elements, plural Elemente)
- (chemistry) element
- element; essential component
- (chiefly in the plural) force of nature; the elements
- Die Elemente schienen sich gegen die Schiffsbesatzung verschworen zu haben.
- The elements seemed to have conspired against the ship’s crew.
- (chiefly in the plural and with adjectives) a person, especially viewed as a member of a destructive or criminal group or movement
- Unter den Anhängern dieses Vereins gibt es gewaltbereite Elemente.
- Among the supporters of this club there are individuals who are prone to violence.
- Wir stehen hier kriminellen Elementen gegenüber, die genau wissen, was sie tun.
- We are faced in this with criminal people (or simply: criminals) who know exactly what they are doing.
Declension
Derived terms
- elementar
- in seinem Element
Further reading
- “Element” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Element” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Element” in Duden online
- Element on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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