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/
  • Audio(file)

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

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

Plautdietsch

Noun

Zentrum n (plural --)

  1. center
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