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Fraktur

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Noun

die Fraktur

Pronunciation: /fʁakˈtuːɐ̯/

fracture (bone, etc.)

C2 rank #10,820 plural Frakturen

Meanings

Noun
  1. fracture (bone, etc.)
  2. Fraktur, a traditional German subgroup of black letter typefaces, used for most German texts printed in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland until World War II

Example sentence

Der Arzt stellte eine Fraktur des linken Unterarms fest.

The doctor diagnosed a fracture of the left forearm.

Word forms

singular die Fraktur
plural die Frakturen

The four cases

Singular

Nominativedie Fraktur
Accusativedie Fraktur
Dativeder Fraktur
Genitiveder Fraktur

Plural

Nominativedie Frakturen
Accusativedie Frakturen
Dativeden Frakturen
Genitiveder Frakturen

Usage

  • eine Fraktur des Handgelenks — A fracture of the wrist; a medical use.
  • Fraktur als Schrift — A traditional blackletter typeface; a separate sense.
Extra sentence

Auf dem Röntgenbild war eine Fraktur deutlich zu erkennen.

A fracture could clearly be seen on the X-ray.