"Paradox" meaning in German

See Paradox in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /paʁaˈdɔks/ Audio: De-Paradox.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: More recent form of Paradoxon. Head templates: {{de-noun|n}} Paradox n (strong, genitive Paradoxes, plural Paradoxe) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Paradoxes [genitive], Paradoxe [plural], strong [table-tags], Paradox [nominative, singular], Paradoxe [definite, nominative, plural], Paradoxes [genitive, singular], Paradoxe [definite, genitive, plural], Paradox [dative, singular], Paradoxe [dative, singular], Paradoxen [dative, definite, plural], Paradox [accusative, singular], Paradoxe [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. paradox Tags: neuter, strong Synonyms: Paradoxie, Paradoxon Related terms: Paradoxie
    Sense id: en-Paradox-de-noun-RQZt2XbY Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_text": "More recent form of Paradoxon.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Paradoxes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Paradoxe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Paradox",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Paradoxe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Paradoxes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Paradoxe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Paradox",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Paradoxe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Paradoxen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Paradox",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Paradoxe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "Paradox n (strong, genitive Paradoxes, plural Paradoxe)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "paradox"
      ],
      "id": "en-Paradox-de-noun-RQZt2XbY",
      "links": [
        [
          "paradox",
          "paradox"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "Paradoxie"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Paradoxie"
        },
        {
          "word": "Paradoxon"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/paʁaˈdɔks/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Paradox.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a5/De-Paradox.ogg/De-Paradox.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/De-Paradox.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Paradox"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "More recent form of Paradoxon.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Paradoxes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Paradoxe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Paradox",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Paradoxe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Paradoxes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Paradoxe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Paradox",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Paradoxe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Paradoxen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Paradox",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Paradoxe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "Paradox n (strong, genitive Paradoxes, plural Paradoxe)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Paradoxie"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German neuter nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "paradox"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "paradox",
          "paradox"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Paradoxie"
        },
        {
          "word": "Paradoxon"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/paʁaˈdɔks/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Paradox.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a5/De-Paradox.ogg/De-Paradox.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/De-Paradox.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Paradox"
}

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