Kollektion
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]18th century, from Latin collēctiō, in part through French collection.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /kɔlɛkˈtsi̯oːn/, [kɔ.lɛkˈt͡sjoːn]
Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file) - Hyphenation: Kol‧lek‧ti‧on
Noun
[edit]Kollektion f (genitive Kollektion, plural Kollektionen)
- (business, especially fashion) collection, product line (set of items presented or marketed together, often in a similar style)
- Die Modeschöpferin stellt morgen in Mailand ihre neue Kollektion vor.
- The fashion designer will present her new collection tomorrow in Milan.
- (now rare) synonym of Sammlung (“collection, set of collected items”)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Kollektion | die | Kollektionen |
| genitive | einer | der | Kollektion | der | Kollektionen |
| dative | einer | der | Kollektion | den | Kollektionen |
| accusative | eine | die | Kollektion | die | Kollektionen |
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Kollektion”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
- “Kollektion” in Duden online