Symbol

See also: symbol

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin symbolum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zʏmˈboːl/

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• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Symbol n (strong, genitive Symbols or (rare) Symboles, plural Symbole)

1. symbol, icon

   Synonym: Sinnbild

Declension

Declension of Symbol [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Symbol	die	Symbole
genitive	eines	des	Symbols, Symboles1	der	Symbole
dative	einem	dem	Symbol, Symbole1,2	den	Symbolen
accusative	ein	das	Symbol	die	Symbole

¹Rare.
²Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Friedenssymbol
• Staatssymbol
• Symbolcharakter

Related terms

• symbolhaft
• Symbolik
• symbolisch
• symbolisieren
• Symbolist

Further reading

• “Symbol” in Duden online
• “Symbol”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)