Phrase

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See also: phrase and phrasé

German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin phrasis (“diction”), from Ancient Greek φράσις (phrásis, “manner of expression”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfʁaːzə/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːzə

Noun[edit]

Phrase f (genitive Phrase, plural Phrasen)

  1. (also grammar) phrase
  2. (especially) a hackneyed or inane expression
    Synonyms: Floskel, Worthülse
    hohle Phrase ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension[edit]

Declension of Phrase [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Phrase die Phrasen
genitive einer der Phrase der Phrasen
dative einer der Phrase den Phrasen
accusative eine die Phrase die Phrasen

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “Phrase” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Phrase” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Phrase” in Duden online
  • Phrase on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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