"Information" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɪnfɔʁmaˈtsjoːn/, [ˌʔɪnfɔɐ̯maˈtsjoːn] Audio: De-Information.OGG
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin informatio. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|de|la|informatio|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin informatio, {{bor+|de|la|informatio}} Borrowed from Latin informatio Head templates: {{de-noun|f|dim=^chen}} Information f (genitive Information, plural Informationen, diminutive Informatiönchen n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Information [genitive], Informationen [plural], Informatiönchen [diminutive, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], Information [nominative, singular], Informationen [definite, nominative, plural], Information [genitive, singular], Informationen [definite, genitive, plural], Information [dative, singular], Informationen [dative, definite, plural], Information [accusative, singular], Informationen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (countable) a piece of information; (in the plural) information, intelligence (things to be known about a topic) Tags: countable, feminine
    Sense id: en-Information-de-noun-OqCsSYPT
  2. (uncountable) information (the act of informing or the state of being informed) Tags: feminine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Information-de-noun-js-dRJ-6
  3. (countable) information desk Tags: countable, feminine
    Sense id: en-Information-de-noun-nynlw1YO Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 2 23 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Desinformation, Info, Informationstechnik Related terms: Informatik, informieren

Inflected forms

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          "text": "die Information der Öffentlichkeit",
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      "ipa": "/ˌɪnfɔʁmaˈtsjoːn/"
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