"Theorie" meaning in German

See Theorie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /te.oˈʁiː/ Audio: De-at-Theorie.ogg , De-Theorie.ogg
Rhymes: -iː Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Theorie f (genitive Theorie, plural Theorien) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Theorie [genitive], Theorien [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Theorie [nominative, singular], Theorien [definite, nominative, plural], Theorie [genitive, singular], Theorien [definite, genitive, plural], Theorie [dative, singular], Theorien [dative, definite, plural], Theorie [accusative, singular], Theorien [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. theory Wikipedia link: de:Theorie Tags: feminine Derived forms: Gruppentheorie, theopraktisch, Theoretiker, theoretisch, theoretisieren, theorielastig, Theorienstreit, Theorist Related terms: Theorem, theoretisch, theoretisieren, Theorie und Praxis
    Sense id: en-Theorie-de-noun-9Dl7SAXg Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Hyponyms: Abschreckungstheorie, Abstammungstheorie, Abstinenztheorie, Aktualitätstheorie, Alternstheorie, Atomtheorie, Ausbeutungstheorie, Bankingtheorie, Berechenbarkeitstheorie, Bevölkerungstheorie, Chaostheorie, Deszendenztheorie, Evolutionstheorie, Grammatiktheorie, Graphentheorie, Hamilton-Jacobi-Theorie, Informationstheorie, Keimplasmatheorie, Literaturtheorie, Musiktheorie, Panspermie-Theorie, Quantenfeldtheorie, Rekursionstheorie, Relativitätstheorie, Spieltheorie, Sprachtheorie, Stammbaumtheorie, Stringtheorie, Substrattheorie, Systemtheorie, Turbulenztheorie, Undulationstheorie, Urknalltheorie, Valenztheorie, Verelendungstheorie, Vererbungstheorie, Verschwörungstheorie, Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie, Wellentheorie, Werttheorie, Widerspiegelungstheorie, Wirtschaftstheorie, Wissenschaftstheorie, Zahlentheorie, Zweistaatentheorie

Inflected forms

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