System

See also: system and systém

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin systēma, from Ancient Greek σύστημα (sústēma).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zɪsˈteːm/, /zʏsˈteːm/[1]
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Noun

System n (strong, genitive Systemes or Systems, plural Systeme)

system
(geology) period

Usage notes

The genitive form Systemes is dated and not listed in the Duden.

Declension

Declension of System [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	System	die	Systeme
genitive	eines	des	Systemes, Systems	der	Systeme
dative	einem	dem	System, Systeme¹	den	Systemen
accusative	ein	das	System	die	Systeme

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Dualsystem, Hexalsystem, Oktalsystem, Dezimalsystem, Duodezimalsystem, Hexadezimalsystem, Vigesimalsystem, Sexagesimalsystem
Managementsystem, Planetensystem, Zahlensystem

Derived terms

References

Das Phonetik Blog

Further reading

“System” in Duden online
“System” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
System on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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