Befund

German

Etymology

17th c., deverbal from befinden. Also analysable as be- +‎ Fund.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈfʊnt/
• Rhymes: -ʊnt

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Befund m (strong, genitive Befundes or Befunds, plural Befunde)

1. findings, results
2. (medicine) medical report, diagnostic findings
3. expert opinion

Declension

Declension of Befund [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Befund	die	Befunde
genitive	eines	des	Befundes, Befunds	der	Befunde
dative	einem	dem	Befund, Befunde1	den	Befunden
accusative	einen	den	Befund	die	Befunde

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Befund” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Befund” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Befund” in Duden online
• “Befund” in OpenThesaurus.de