Enzyklopädie
German edit
Alternative forms edit
- Encyclopädie (archaic)
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
Enzyklopädie f (genitive Enzyklopädie, plural Enzyklopädien)
- encyclopedia (comprehensive reference work with articles on a wide range of topics)
Declension edit
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 edit
- Konversationslexikon; Realencyclopädie, Realwörterbuch (archaic)
Hypernyms edit
Further reading edit
- “Enzyklopädie” in Duden online
- “Enzyklopädie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache