"Film" meaning in German

See Film in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɪlm/ Audio: De-Film.ogg , De-Film2.ogg , De-at-Film.ogg
Rhymes: -ɪlm Etymology: Borrowed from English film. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|en|film}} Borrowed from English film Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s|dim=chen}} Film m (strong, genitive Filmes or Films, plural Filme, diminutive Filmchen n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s}} Forms: Filmes [genitive], Films [genitive], Filme [plural], Filmchen [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Film [nominative, singular], Filme [definite, nominative, plural], Filmes [genitive, singular], Films [genitive, singular], Filme [definite, genitive, plural], Film [dative, singular], Filme [dative, singular], Filmen [dative, definite, plural], Film [accusative, singular], Filme [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. film (a thin layer of some substance) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Film-de-noun-2xsQS5q6
  2. (photography) photographic film Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Film-de-noun-DhqbbYhp Categories (other): Photography, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 5 79 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 20 35 4 35 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 36 28 3 28 3 Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
  3. motion picture Tags: masculine, strong Related terms: Dünnfilmtransistor (english: thin-film transistor) [masculine], Filmadaption, Filmgenre, Filmkomödie, Filmlustspiel, Filmschauspieler, Filmstar (english: movie star, film star) [masculine], Filmtechnik (english: film / cinematography technology) [feminine]
    Sense id: en-Film-de-noun-VtStoV3Z Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Film Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 20 35 4 35 4 Disambiguation of Film: 25 32 43 Hyponyms: Abenteuerfilm [masculine], Actionfilm [masculine], Autorenfilm [masculine], Bergfilm [masculine], Debütfilm [masculine], Fantasyfilm [masculine], Frauenfilm [masculine], Gleitfilm [masculine], Heimatfilm [masculine], Horrorfilm (english: horror film) [masculine], Jugendfilm [masculine], Katastrophenfilm [masculine], Kinderfilm [masculine], Kinofilm [masculine], Kriegsfilm [masculine], Kurzfilm [masculine], Liebesfilm [masculine], Märchenfilm [masculine], Ölfilm [masculine], Röntgenfilm (english: X-ray film) [masculine], Schmierfilm [masculine], Spielfilm (english: feature film) [masculine], Stummfilm (english: silent film, silent movie) [masculine], Tanzfilm [masculine], Tierfilm [masculine], Tonfilm (english: sound film) [masculine], verfilmen (english: to make a film of), Zeichentrickfilm (english: cartoon film) [masculine]

Inflected forms

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          "english": "X-ray film",
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          "english": "feature film",
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          "english": "silent film, silent movie",
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          "english": "to make a film of",
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      "english": "to make a film of",
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      "word": "verfilmen"
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      "english": "cartoon film",
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      "english": "thin-film transistor",
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    {
      "english": "film / cinematography technology",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "translation": "film / cinematography technology",
      "word": "Filmtechnik"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "film (a thin layer of some substance)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "film",
          "film"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "de:Photography"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "photographic film"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "photography",
          "photography"
        ],
        [
          "film",
          "film"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(photography) photographic film"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "arts",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "photography"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "motion picture"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "motion picture",
          "motion picture"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɪlm/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Film.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/dc/De-Film.ogg/De-Film.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/De-Film.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Film2.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9a/De-Film2.ogg/De-Film2.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/De-Film2.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-at-Film.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2c/De-at-Film.ogg/De-at-Film.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/De-at-Film.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪlm"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Film"
}

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