Reflexion
German edit
Alternative forms edit
- Reflektion (proscribed, misspelling)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French réflexion.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Reflexion f (genitive Reflexion, plural Reflexionen)
- reflection (act of reflecting; thinking)
- Synonym: Introspektion
- (optics) reflection (the state of being reflected)
- Synonym: Widerspiegelung
- (object-oriented programming) reflection
Usage notes edit
In the spoken language, the form Reflektion is more common, but it is incorrect according to the official orthographic norm.
Declension edit
Declension of Reflexion [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Reflexion | die | Reflexionen |
genitive | einer | der | Reflexion | der | Reflexionen |
dative | einer | der | Reflexion | den | Reflexionen |
accusative | eine | die | Reflexion | die | Reflexionen |
Further reading edit
- “Reflexion” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Reflexion” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Reflexion” in Duden online
- Reflexion on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de