"Wissen" meaning in German

See Wissen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈvɪsən/ Audio: De-Wissen.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: Wissens [genitive], neuter strong [table-tags], Wissen [nominative, singular], Wissens [genitive, singular], Wissen [dative, singular], Wissen [accusative, singular]
Rhymes: -ɪsən Etymology: From wissen. Head templates: {{de-noun|n.sg}} Wissen n (strong, genitive Wissens, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n.sg}}
  1. knowledge Tags: neuter, no-plural, strong Derived forms: Halbwissen Related terms: wissen, Erkenntnis [feminine], Kenntnis [feminine]
    Sense id: en-Wissen-de-noun-4PiVhy1l Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Education

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From wissen.",
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      "form": "Wissens",
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    },
    {
      "form": "neuter strong",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wissen",
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      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wissens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wissen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wissen",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "n.sg"
      },
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      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Wis",
        "sen"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n.sg"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Education",
          "orig": "de:Education",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
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        {
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        },
        {
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Erkenntnis"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Kenntnis"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "no-plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
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    },
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      "tags": [
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Wissen"
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{
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "wissen",
      "wissen#German"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From wissen.",
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    },
    {
      "form": "neuter strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wissen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wissens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wissen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wissen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "Wissen n (strong, genitive Wissens, no plural)",
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
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        "Wis",
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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      "word": "Erkenntnis"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Kenntnis"
    }
  ],
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        "German lemmas",
        "German neuter nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "German uncountable nouns",
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:German/ɪsən",
        "de:Education"
      ],
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      ]
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪsən"
    }
  ],
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}

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