"Filter" meaning in German

See Filter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: De-at-Filter.ogg [Austria], De-Filter.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin filtrum under the influence of the verb filtern, borrowed earlier from the same source. Additional senses beyond the physical one are typically semantic borrowings from English. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:bor|la-med:filtrum|:influence|filtern}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "felt", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "skin, hide", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "skin", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*pel-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*fellą", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*felt", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "instrument", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tḗr", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-om", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-trom", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-trom", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-trum", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Medieval Latin", "term" : "filtrum", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-med" } ], "keyword" : "bor" }, { "keyword_abbrev" : "influ.", "keyword_label" : "Influenced by", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "filtern", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "de" } ], "keyword" : "influence" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Filter", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Filter">, {{bor+|de|la-med|filtrum}} Borrowed from Medieval Latin filtrum, {{ety|de|:bor|la-med:filtrum|:influence|filtern}} Head templates: {{de-noun|m:n}} Filter m or n (strong, genitive Filters, plural Filter) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m:n}} Forms: Filters [genitive], Filter [plural], strong [table-tags], Filter [definite, nominative, singular], Filter [definite, nominative, plural], Filters [genitive, singular], Filter [definite, genitive, plural], Filter [dative, singular], Filtern [dative, definite, plural], Filter [accusative, definite, singular], Filter [accusative, definite, plural], feltrum [alternative], filtrus [alternative], filtra [alternative], feltra [alternative], pheltrum [alternative]
  1. filter (device that lets some things pass while blocking the passage of others)
    filter (device that lets gases and fluids pass, but catches solid components)
    Tags: masculine, neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Filter-de-noun-pXw69QtZ Categories (other): German entries referencing missing etymons, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of German entries referencing missing etymons: 15 29 34 22 Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 16 30 24 29 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 10 40 35 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 18 32 26 24
  2. filter (device that lets some things pass while blocking the passage of others)
    (photography, optics) filter (tinted glass or foil that blocks light of certain properties)
    Tags: masculine, neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Filter-de-noun-hp5VlTQA Categories (other): Optics, Photography, German entries referencing missing etymons, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of German entries referencing missing etymons: 15 29 34 22 Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 16 30 24 29 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 10 40 35 14 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 20 33 23 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 18 32 26 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 34 21 26 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 16 47 18 19 Topics: arts, engineering, hobbies, lifestyle, natural-sciences, optics, photography, physical-sciences, physics
  3. filter (device that lets some things pass while blocking the passage of others)
    (signal processing) filter (tool that blocks specific parts of a signal)
    Tags: masculine, neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Filter-de-noun-oWkYzVkK Categories (other): Signal processing, German entries referencing missing etymons, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of German entries referencing missing etymons: 15 29 34 22 Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 16 30 24 29 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 10 40 35 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 18 32 26 24 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, signal-processing
  4. (social media) filter (on-the-fly image alteration effect) Tags: masculine, neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Filter-de-noun-bMmey9bS Categories (other): Social media, German entries referencing missing etymons, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of German entries referencing missing etymons: 15 29 34 22 Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 16 30 24 29 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 10 40 35 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 18 32 26 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Filterblase, Filterpapier, Filtertüte, Kaffeefilter Related terms: filtern, filtrieren, Filtrat, Filz

Inflected forms

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        "natural-sciences",
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        "photography",
        "physical-sciences",
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}

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