Derivat

See also: derivat, derivát, and dérivât

German

Etymology

From Latin dērīvātum.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

Derivat n (strong, genitive Derivates or Derivats, plural Derivate)

1. derivative (financial instrument whose value depends on the valuation of an underlying instrument)
2. (linguistics) derivative [word]

   Synonyms: Derivatum, Derivativ, Derivativum, abgeleitetes Wort

   Antonyms: Primitivum, Radicalwort, Radix, Wortstamm & Stamm, Stammwort, Urwort, ursprüngliches Wort, Wurzelwort, Wortwurzel & Wurzel

Declension

Declension of Derivat [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Derivat	die	Derivate
genitive	eines	des	Derivates, Derivats	der	Derivate
dative	einem	dem	Derivat, Derivate1	den	Derivaten
accusative	ein	das	Derivat	die	Derivate

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Derivat” in Duden online
• “Derivat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Derivat” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon