"Unterschrift" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʊntɐˌʃʁɪft/ Audio: De-at-Unterschrift.ogg
Etymology: Derived from the verb unterschreiben (“to underwrite, sign”), equivalent to unter- + Schrift, literally “underwrit”. Cognate with Hunsrik Unnerschrift, German Low German Unnerschrift (“signature”). Etymology templates: {{af|de|unter-|Schrift|lit=underwrit}} unter- + Schrift, literally “underwrit”, {{cog|hrx|Unnerschrift}} Hunsrik Unnerschrift, {{cog|nds-de|Unnerschrift|t=signature}} German Low German Unnerschrift (“signature”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Unterschrift f (genitive Unterschrift, plural Unterschriften) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Unterschrift [genitive], Unterschriften [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Unterschrift [nominative, singular], Unterschriften [definite, nominative, plural], Unterschrift [genitive, singular], Unterschriften [definite, genitive, plural], Unterschrift [dative, singular], Unterschriften [dative, definite, plural], Unterschrift [accusative, singular], Unterschriften [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. signature Tags: feminine Synonyms: Signatur, Friedrich Wilhelm
    Sense id: en-Unterschrift-de-noun-Gi~Cbcfq Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
  2. caption (text placed and relating to an image or table) Tags: feminine Synonyms: Beschriftung
    Sense id: en-Unterschrift-de-noun-yDAcaPU3 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms prefixed with unter-, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of German terms prefixed with unter-: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Bildunterschrift Related terms: Überschrift, Unterzeichnung, Schrift, Schreiben

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Bildunterschrift"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "unter-",
        "3": "Schrift",
        "lit": "underwrit"
      },
      "expansion": "unter- + Schrift, literally “underwrit”",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hrx",
        "2": "Unnerschrift"
      },
      "expansion": "Hunsrik Unnerschrift",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds-de",
        "2": "Unnerschrift",
        "t": "signature"
      },
      "expansion": "German Low German Unnerschrift (“signature”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Derived from the verb unterschreiben (“to underwrite, sign”), equivalent to unter- + Schrift, literally “underwrit”. Cognate with Hunsrik Unnerschrift, German Low German Unnerschrift (“signature”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Unterschrift",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Unterschriften",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Unterschrift",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Unterschriften",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Unterschrift",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Unterschriften",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Unterschrift",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Unterschriften",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Unterschrift",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Unterschriften",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Unterschrift f (genitive Unterschrift, plural Unterschriften)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Un‧ter‧schrift"
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Überschrift"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Unterzeichnung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Schrift"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Schreiben"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "56 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "47 53",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "That's a forged signature!",
          "text": "Das ist eine gefälschte Unterschrift!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "signature"
      ],
      "id": "en-Unterschrift-de-noun-Gi~Cbcfq",
      "links": [
        [
          "signature",
          "signature"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Signatur"
        },
        {
          "word": "Friedrich Wilhelm"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "39 61",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German terms prefixed with unter-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "47 53",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The caption below says it's an ass.",
          "text": "Die Unterschrift unter diesem Bild besagt, dass es sich um einen Esel handelt.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "caption (text placed and relating to an image or table)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Unterschrift-de-noun-yDAcaPU3",
      "links": [
        [
          "caption",
          "caption"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Beschriftung"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʊntɐˌʃʁɪft/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-at-Unterschrift.ogg",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Unterschrift"
}
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    "German feminine nouns",
    "German lemmas",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms prefixed with unter-",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Bildunterschrift"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "1": "de",
        "2": "unter-",
        "3": "Schrift",
        "lit": "underwrit"
      },
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      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hrx",
        "2": "Unnerschrift"
      },
      "expansion": "Hunsrik Unnerschrift",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds-de",
        "2": "Unnerschrift",
        "t": "signature"
      },
      "expansion": "German Low German Unnerschrift (“signature”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Derived from the verb unterschreiben (“to underwrite, sign”), equivalent to unter- + Schrift, literally “underwrit”. Cognate with Hunsrik Unnerschrift, German Low German Unnerschrift (“signature”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Unterschrift",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Unterschriften",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Unterschrift",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Unterschriften",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Unterschrift",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Unterschriften",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Unterschrift",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Unterschriften",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Unterschrift",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Unterschriften",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Unterschrift f (genitive Unterschrift, plural Unterschriften)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Un‧ter‧schrift"
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Überschrift"
    },
    {
      "word": "Unterzeichnung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schrift"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schreiben"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "That's a forged signature!",
          "text": "Das ist eine gefälschte Unterschrift!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "signature"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "signature",
          "signature"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Signatur"
        },
        {
          "word": "Friedrich Wilhelm"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The caption below says it's an ass.",
          "text": "Die Unterschrift unter diesem Bild besagt, dass es sich um einen Esel handelt.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "caption (text placed and relating to an image or table)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "caption",
          "caption"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Beschriftung"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʊntɐˌʃʁɪft/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-at-Unterschrift.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7f/De-at-Unterschrift.ogg/De-at-Unterschrift.ogg.mp3",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Unterschrift"
}

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