Lehnwort
German
Etymology
From lehnen (“to lean”) + Wort (“word”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Lehnwort n (strong, genitive Lehnwortes or Lehnworts, plural Lehnwörter)
Declension
Declension of Lehnwort [neuter, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Lehnwort | die | Lehnwörter |
genitive | eines | des | Lehnwortes, Lehnworts | der | Lehnwörter |
dative | einem | dem | Lehnwort, Lehnworte1 | den | Lehnwörtern |
accusative | ein | das | Lehnwort | die | Lehnwörter |
1Now rare, see notes.
Descendants
- → Danish: låneord (calque)
- → Dutch: leenwoord (calque)
- → English: loanword (calque)
- → Estonian: laensõna (calque)
- → Finnish: lainasana (calque)
- → Norwegian: lånord (calque)
- → Swedish: lånord (calque)
Further reading
- Lehnwort on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Lehnwort” in Duden online
- “Lehnwort” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache