Publikum

See also: publikum

German

Borrowed from Latin pūblicum under influence of French public. First attested in the 18th century.

IPA^(key): /ˈpuː.bli.kʊm/
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IPA^(key): /ˈpʊ.bli.kʊm/, /ˈpʊp.li.kʊm/ (common variant, at least in western Germany by far predominant)
Hyphenation: Pu‧bli‧kum

Publikum n (strong, genitive Publikums, plural (rare) Publika) (collective)

audience, those who see, hear, read some work or performance (crowd, viewership, readership etc.)
Hyponyms: Zuschauerschaft, Hörerschaft, Leserschaft

Das Buch richtet sich an ein breites Publikum.
The book is addressed to a broad audience.
(slightly dated) members of the public who frequent some place, institution, establishment
Hyponyms: Kundschaft, Gäste, Schaulustige

Vor den Postschaltern wartet das Publikum in Scharen.
Droves of customers are waiting at the post-office counters.

For “public” in the sense of “people in general, the open”, use Öffentlichkeit.

Declension of Publikum [neuter, strong]