See also: objektiv and objektív

German edit

Etymology edit

Since the first half of the 19th century, originally a clipping of Objektivglas (since the 18th century). Compare also French objectif and verre objectif.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌɔpjɛkˈtiːf/
  • (file)

Noun edit

Objektiv n (strong, genitive Objektivs, plural Objektive)

  1. (photography) lens

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Objektiv”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

Further reading edit