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Enzyklopädie

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Noun

die Enzyklopädie

Pronunciation: /ɛnt͡syklopɛˈdiː/

encyclopedia (comprehensive reference work with articles on a wide range of topics)

C2 rank #9,983 plural Enzyklopädien

Meanings

Noun
  1. encyclopedia (comprehensive reference work with articles on a wide range of topics)

Example sentence

Interessieren Sie sich für den Kauf einer Enzyklopädie?

Are you interested in buying an encyclopedia?

Word forms

singular die Enzyklopädie
plural die Enzyklopädien

The four cases

Singular

Nominativedie Enzyklopädie
Accusativedie Enzyklopädie
Dativeder Enzyklopädie
Genitiveder Enzyklopädie

Plural

Nominativedie Enzyklopädien
Accusativedie Enzyklopädien
Dativeden Enzyklopädien
Genitiveder Enzyklopädien

Usage

  • in einer Enzyklopädie nachlesen — Read up on something in an encyclopedia.
  • Enzyklopädie / Wörterbuch — A reference work explaining subjects versus a dictionary explaining words.
Extra sentence

Die Enzyklopädie enthielt einen ausführlichen Artikel über Vulkane.

The encyclopedia contained a detailed article about volcanoes.