"Alternative" meaning in German

See Alternative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌaltɛʁnaˈtiːvə/ Audio: De-Alternative.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin alternātīvus. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:bor|la:alternātīvus}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "alternātīvus", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Alternative", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Alternative">, {{bor+|de|la|alternātīvus}} Borrowed from Latin alternātīvus Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Alternative f (genitive Alternative, plural Alternativen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Alternative [genitive], Alternativen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Alternative [nominative, singular], Alternativen [definite, nominative, plural], Alternative [genitive, singular], Alternativen [definite, genitive, plural], Alternative [dative, singular], Alternativen [dative, definite, plural], Alternative [accusative, singular], Alternativen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. alternative Tags: feminine Related terms: alternativ, Alternativangebot, alternative Energie, alternative Fakten, Alternativhypothese, Alternativlösung, Alternativmedizin, Alternativpresse, Alternativstandort, Alternativvorschlag
    Sense id: en-Alternative-de-noun-J3R2ibr5 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46
  2. option, choice Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Alternative-de-noun-da4BSh4J Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46

Inflected forms

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