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]
  • IPA(key): /ˈsp-/ (standard in Austria, rare anywhere else)
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Spek‧t‧rum

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

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