Noun
der Wortlaut
Pronunciation: /vɔrtlaʊ̯t/
wording
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Meanings
Noun
- wording
Example sentence
Den genauen Wortlaut des Vertrags kenne ich leider nicht.
Unfortunately I do not know the exact wording of the contract.
Word forms
singular
der Wortlaut
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Wortlaut
Accusativeden Wortlaut
Dativedem Wortlaut
Genitivedes Wortlauts
Wortlaut has no common plural.
Usage
- der genaue Wortlaut — the exact wording; stresses the actual words
- im Wortlaut wiedergeben — reproduce word for word; im combines in + dem
Die Zeitung veröffentlichte den Brief im vollständigen Wortlaut.
The newspaper published the letter's full text word for word.