"Herkunft" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: [ˈheːɐ̯kʊnft] Audio: De-Herkunft.ogg
Etymology: her- + kunft, from kommen. The second element's spelling development is similar to Abkunft. Etymology templates: {{prefix|de|her|kunft}} her- + kunft Head templates: {{de-noun|f,^e}} Herkunft f (genitive Herkunft, plural Herkünfte) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f,^e}} Forms: Herkunft [genitive], Herkünfte [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Herkunft [nominative, singular], Herkünfte [definite, nominative, plural], Herkunft [genitive, singular], Herkünfte [definite, genitive, plural], Herkunft [dative, singular], Herkünften [dative, definite, plural], Herkunft [accusative, singular], Herkünfte [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. origin, source Tags: feminine Synonyms: Ursprung
    Sense id: en-Herkunft-de-noun-tSNt4Uuu Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms prefixed with her-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 45 18 38 Disambiguation of German terms prefixed with her-: 61 22 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 38 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 28 31
  2. descent (lineage or hereditary derivation) Tags: feminine Synonyms: Abstammung, Abkunft
    Sense id: en-Herkunft-de-noun-OlhTHVh2 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 45 18 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 38 23
  3. etymology (origin of a word) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Linguistics Synonyms: Etymologie, Abkunft
    Sense id: en-Herkunft-de-noun-Dr192Uvw Disambiguation of Linguistics: 30 19 52 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 45 18 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 38 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Herkunftsort, Herkunftsland, Herkunftsgebiet, Herkunftsnachweis, Herkunftsbezeichnung, Namensherkunft Related terms: herkommen

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Herkunftsort"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Herkunftsland"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Herkunftsgebiet"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Herkunftsnachweis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Herkunftsbezeichnung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Namensherkunft"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "her- + kunft, from kommen. The second element's spelling development is similar to Abkunft.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Herkunft",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Herkünfte",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Herkunft",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Herkünfte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Herkunft",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Herkunft",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Herkünften",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Herkunft",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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    }
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "61 22 17",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "39 38 23",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "41 28 31",
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        }
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      ],
      "id": "en-Herkunft-de-noun-tSNt4Uuu",
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        [
          "origin",
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        ],
        [
          "source",
          "source"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Ursprung"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "My family are of Germanic heritage.",
          "text": "Meine Familie sind germanischer Herkunft.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "word": "Abstammung"
        },
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          "word": "Abkunft"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "45 18 38",
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          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "39 38 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 19 52",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Linguistics",
          "orig": "de:Linguistics",
          "parents": [
            "Language",
            "Social sciences",
            "Communication",
            "Sciences",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        }
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          "word": "Etymologie"
        },
        {
          "word": "Abkunft"
        }
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈheːɐ̯kʊnft]"
    },
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      "audio": "De-Herkunft.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/78/De-Herkunft.ogg/De-Herkunft.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/De-Herkunft.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Herkunft"
}
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    "German feminine nouns",
    "German lemmas",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms prefixed with her-",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "de:Linguistics"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Herkunftsort"
    },
    {
      "word": "Herkunftsland"
    },
    {
      "word": "Herkunftsgebiet"
    },
    {
      "word": "Herkunftsnachweis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Herkunftsbezeichnung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Namensherkunft"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Herkünfte",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Herkunft",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Herkünfte",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Herkunft",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Herkünfte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Herkunft",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Herkünften",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Herkunft",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Herkünfte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "herkommen"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "origin, source"
      ],
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        [
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        [
          "source",
          "source"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Ursprung"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "My family are of Germanic heritage.",
          "text": "Meine Familie sind germanischer Herkunft.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "descent (lineage or hereditary derivation)"
      ],
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        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Abstammung"
        },
        {
          "word": "Abkunft"
        }
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        },
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          "word": "Abkunft"
        }
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈheːɐ̯kʊnft]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Herkunft.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/78/De-Herkunft.ogg/De-Herkunft.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/De-Herkunft.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Herkunft"
}

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