Semantik

See also: sémantik

German

Etymology

semantisch +‎ -ik. Historically, from French sémantique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zeˈmantɪk]

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Noun

Semantik f (genitive Semantik, no plural)

1. semantics (study of the meaning of words)
2. semantics (meaning of an individual word)

Declension

Declension of Semantik [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Semantik
genitive	einer	der	Semantik
dative	einer	der	Semantik
accusative	eine	die	Semantik

Synonyms

• (study of the meaning of words): Bedeutungslehre
• (meaning of a word): Bedeutung

Further reading

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