Form

See also: form, -form, and form.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Latin forma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔʁm/

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Noun

Form f (genitive Form, plural Formen)

1. shape
2. form (order of doing things)
   • 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 51:

     Und da er keinen Grund hatte, ihr seinen Namen zu verhehlen, so stellte er sich in aller Form vor.

     And because he had no reason to conceal his name from her, he introduced himself in all due form.

Derived terms

• formal
• förmlich
• Formsache
• Sonderform
• Sprachform

 

Further reading

• “Form” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Form” in Duden online

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Plautdietsch

Noun

Form m (plural Forms)

1. form, mold