Kulturwort
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Kulturwort, from Kultur (“culture”) + Wort (“word”).
Noun edit
Kulturwort (plural Kulturworts)
- (linguistics) A word borrowed among many languages denoting a cross-cultural concept.
Alternative forms edit
Coordinate terms edit
See also edit
German edit
Etymology edit
From Kultur (“culture”) + Wort (“word”).
Noun edit
Kulturwort n (strong, genitive Kulturwortes or Kulturworts, plural Kulturwörter)
Declension edit
Declension of Kulturwort [neuter, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Kulturwort | die | Kulturwörter |
| genitive | eines | des | Kulturwortes, Kulturworts | der | Kulturwörter |
| dative | einem | dem | Kulturwort, Kulturworte1 | den | Kulturwörtern |
| accusative | ein | das | Kulturwort | die | Kulturwörter |
1Now rare, see notes.
Descendants edit
- → English: Kulturwort