"Lektion" meaning in German

See Lektion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lɛkˈtsjoːn/ Audio: De-Lektion.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From Middle High German lectiōn (13th c.), relatinized form of older lecze, letze, from Old High German lekza (9th c.), a borrowing from Latin lēctiō. Compare Dutch les, Swedish läxa. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|lectiōn}} Middle High German lectiōn, {{der|de|goh|lekza}} Old High German lekza, {{der|de|la|lēctiō}} Latin lēctiō, {{cog|nl|les}} Dutch les, {{cog|sv|läxa}} Swedish läxa Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Lektion f (genitive Lektion, plural Lektionen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Lektion [genitive], Lektionen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Lektion [nominative, singular], Lektionen [definite, nominative, plural], Lektion [genitive, singular], Lektionen [definite, genitive, plural], Lektion [dative, singular], Lektionen [dative, definite, plural], Lektion [accusative, singular], Lektionen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (education) lesson (chapter of a textbook, section of a course) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Lektion-de-noun-R~F9VPCt Categories (other): Education, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 28 16 27 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 18 30 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 27 22 31 Topics: education
  2. (Switzerland, otherwise archaic) synonym of Unterrichtsstunde or Schulstunde (“lesson as a temporal unit of learning”) Tags: Switzerland, feminine Synonyms: Unterrichtsstunde or Schulstunde [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Lektion-de-noun-ZOMTBxc5 Categories (other): Switzerland German, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 28 16 27 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 18 30 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 27 22 31
  3. (figurative) lesson, something one has learnt in life Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-Lektion-de-noun-sZHwJ8IF Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 28 16 27 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 18 30 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 27 22 31
  4. (religion, archaic) synonym of Lesung (“reading, Bible reading”) Tags: archaic, feminine Synonyms: Lesung [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Lektion-de-noun-8xNGZEa1 Categories (other): Religion, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 28 16 27 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 18 30 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 27 22 31 Topics: lifestyle, religion

Inflected forms

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