Enzyklopädie
German
Alternative forms
- Encyclopädie (archaic)
Etymology
Variant of earlier Encyclopädie, from New Latin encyclopaedia with influence from French encyclopédie, from Koine Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ (enkúklios paideíā, “education in the circle of arts and sciences”), from Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος (enkúklios, “circular”) + παιδείᾱ (paideíā, “childrearing; education”), q.v.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛnt͡syklopɛˈdiː/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -iː
Noun
Enzyklopädie f (genitive Enzyklopädie, plural Enzyklopädien)
- encyclopedia (comprehensive reference work with articles on a wide range of topics)
Declension
Declension of Enzyklopädie [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Enzyklopädie | die | Enzyklopädien |
| genitive | einer | der | Enzyklopädie | der | Enzyklopädien |
| dative | einer | der | Enzyklopädie | den | Enzyklopädien |
| accusative | eine | die | Enzyklopädie | die | Enzyklopädien |
Synonyms
- Konversationslexikon; Realencyclopädie, Realwörterbuch (archaic)
Hypernyms
Further reading
- “Enzyklopädie” in Duden online
- “Enzyklopädie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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