Invention

See also: invention

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French invention.

Noun

Invention f (genitive Invention, plural Inventionen)

1. (dated) invention

   Synonym: Erfindung

2. (music) invention

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Johann Sebastian Bach to this entry?)

Declension

Declension of Invention [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Invention	die	Inventionen
genitive	einer	der	Invention	der	Inventionen
dative	einer	der	Invention	den	Inventionen
accusative	eine	die	Invention	die	Inventionen

Further reading

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