"Mikro" meaning in German

See Mikro in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈmikʁo] Audio: De-Mikro.ogg
Head templates: {{de-noun|n,,s}} Mikro n (strong, genitive Mikros, plural Mikros) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,,s}} Forms: Mikros [genitive], Mikros [plural], strong [table-tags], Mikro [nominative, singular], Mikros [definite, nominative, plural], Mikros [genitive, singular], Mikros [definite, genitive, plural], Mikro [dative, singular], Mikros [dative, definite, plural], Mikro [accusative, singular], Mikros [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (colloquial) clipping of Mikrofon (“microphone”) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, neuter, strong Alternative form of: Mikrofon (extra: microphone)
    Sense id: en-Mikro-de-noun-asiTRRIp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ˈmikʁo] Audio: De-Mikro.ogg
Head templates: {{de-noun|f,s}} Mikro f (genitive Mikro, plural Mikros) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f,s}} Forms: Mikro [genitive], Mikros [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Mikro [nominative, singular], Mikros [definite, nominative, plural], Mikro [genitive, singular], Mikros [definite, genitive, plural], Mikro [dative, singular], Mikros [dative, definite, plural], Mikro [accusative, singular], Mikros [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (colloquial) clipping of Mikrowelle (“microwave oven”) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, feminine Alternative form of: Mikrowelle (extra: microwave oven)
    Sense id: en-Mikro-de-noun-MaGUvK7T
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [ˈmikʁo] Audio: De-Mikro.ogg Forms: Mikro [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Mikro [nominative, singular], Mikro [genitive, singular], Mikro [dative, singular], Mikro [accusative, singular]
Head templates: {{de-noun|f.sg}} Mikro f (genitive Mikro, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f.sg}}
  1. (economics, university slang) clipping of Mikroökonomie Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, feminine, no-plural Alternative form of: Mikroökonomie
    Sense id: en-Mikro-de-noun-6Ia40X6X Categories (other): Economics, Universities, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 22 22 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 9 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 8 84 Topics: economics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Mikro",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Mikro",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f.sg"
      },
      "expansion": "Mikro f (genitive Mikro, no plural)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Mi",
        "kro"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f.sg"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "Mikroökonomie"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "German clippings",
        "German student slang",
        "de:Economics",
        "de:Universities"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "clipping of Mikroökonomie"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "economics",
          "economics"
        ],
        [
          "university",
          "university"
        ],
        [
          "Mikroökonomie",
          "Mikroökonomie#German"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "university slang",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(economics, university slang) clipping of Mikroökonomie"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "clipping",
        "feminine",
        "no-plural"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "economics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmikʁo]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Mikro.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f1/De-Mikro.ogg/De-Mikro.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/De-Mikro.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Mikro"
}

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