"Legende" meaning in German

See Legende in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /leˈɡɛndə/ Audio: De-Legende.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛndə Etymology: From Middle High German legende (“story of a saint”), from Late Latin legenda. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|legende||story of a saint}} Middle High German legende (“story of a saint”), {{der|de|LL.|legenda}} Late Latin legenda Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Legende f (genitive Legende, plural Legenden) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Legende [genitive], Legenden [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Legende [nominative, singular], Legenden [definite, nominative, plural], Legende [genitive, singular], Legenden [definite, genitive, plural], Legende [dative, singular], Legenden [dative, definite, plural], Legende [accusative, singular], Legenden [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. legend (story) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Legende-de-noun-Geov9L4- Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Cartography Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 35 29 Disambiguation of Cartography: 33 32 34
  2. legend (legendary person) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Legende-de-noun-efg~orPy Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Cartography Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 33 42 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 35 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 44 25 Disambiguation of Cartography: 33 32 34
  3. caption, legend (key or explanation to a map, illustration, chart etc.) Tags: feminine Synonyms: Erklärung, Zeichenerklärung, Bildunterschrift
    Sense id: en-Legende-de-noun-JDxrFCJ5 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Cartography Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 35 29 Disambiguation of Cartography: 33 32 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: legendär, Legendenbildung

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "37 35 28",
      "word": "legendär"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "37 35 28",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Legende",
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    },
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      "form": "Legenden",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Legende",
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    },
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      "form": "Legenden",
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    },
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      "form": "Legende",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Legenden",
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    },
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    },
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        ],
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        ],
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        [
          "illustration",
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        ],
        [
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        ]
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Erklärung"
        },
        {
          "word": "Zeichenerklärung"
        },
        {
          "word": "Bildunterschrift"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛndə"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Legende"
}
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    },
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      "form": "Legenden",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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    },
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    {
      "form": "Legende",
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "Legenden",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "Legende",
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      "form": "Legenden",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Legende",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Legenden",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "definite",
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      ]
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
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        "caption, legend (key or explanation to a map, illustration, chart etc.)"
      ],
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          "caption",
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        ],
        [
          "legend",
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        ],
        [
          "key",
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        ],
        [
          "explanation",
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        ],
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          "map",
          "map#English"
        ],
        [
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        [
          "chart",
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Erklärung"
        },
        {
          "word": "Zeichenerklärung"
        },
        {
          "word": "Bildunterschrift"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/leˈɡɛndə/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛndə"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Legende"
}

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