Kontur

See also: kontur

German

Etymology

18th century, borrowed from French contour m. Feminine gender by (etymologically unfounded) analogy with words in -tur (Latin -tura).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔnˈtuːr/, [kɔnˈtu(ː)ɐ̯]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

Kontur f (genitive Kontur, plural Konturen)

1. outline, contour

   Synonym: Umriss

Declension

Declension of Kontur [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kontur	die	Konturen
genitive	einer	der	Kontur	der	Konturen
dative	einer	der	Kontur	den	Konturen
accusative	eine	die	Kontur	die	Konturen

See also

• Kontor n (not to be confused)

Further reading

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