"Zweitsprache" meaning in German

See Zweitsprache in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: De-Zweitsprache.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: zweite + Sprache Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|zweite|Sprache}}, {{com|de|zweite|Sprache}} zweite + Sprache Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Zweitsprache f (genitive Zweitsprache, plural Zweitsprachen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Zweitsprache [genitive], Zweitsprachen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Zweitsprache [nominative, singular], Zweitsprachen [definite, nominative, plural], Zweitsprache [genitive, singular], Zweitsprachen [definite, genitive, plural], Zweitsprache [dative, singular], Zweitsprachen [dative, definite, plural], Zweitsprache [accusative, singular], Zweitsprachen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (education) A learned second language Tags: feminine Derived forms: Zweitsprachenerwerb
    Sense id: en-Zweitsprache-de-noun-KK4fgIO- Categories (other): German entries referencing missing etymons, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Education Topics: education

Inflected forms

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      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
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      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "zweite + Sprache",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Zweitsprache",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zweitsprachen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zweitsprache",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zweitsprachen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zweitsprache",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zweitsprachen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zweitsprache",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zweitsprachen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zweitsprache",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zweitsprachen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          "name": "German entries referencing missing etymons",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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        {
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          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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          "langcode": "de",
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          "orig": "de:Education",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Zweitsprachenerwerb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: Erstsprache"
        }
      ],
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        "A learned second language"
      ],
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          "education",
          "education"
        ]
      ],
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        "(education) A learned second language"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "education"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
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        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Zweitsprache"
}

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    {
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    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "ety"
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  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Zweitsprache",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zweitsprachen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zweitsprache",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zweitsprachen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zweitsprache",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zweitsprachen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zweitsprache",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zweitsprachen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zweitsprache",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zweitsprachen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Zweitsprache f (genitive Zweitsprache, plural Zweitsprachen)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "German entries referencing missing etymons",
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German feminine nouns",
        "German lemmas",
        "German nouns",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "de:Education"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: Erstsprache"
        }
      ],
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        "A learned second language"
      ],
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        [
          "education",
          "education"
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      ],
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        "(education) A learned second language"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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        "education"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/De-Zweitsprache.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Zweitsprache"
}

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