Lehnwort

German

Etymology

From lehnen (“to lean”) +‎ Wort (“word”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleːnˌvɔʁt/

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Noun

Lehnwort n (genitive Lehnwortes, plural Lehnwörter)

1. loanword, foreign word, borrowing

   Synonym: Fremdwort

   Coordinate term: Erbwort

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