"in" meaning in German

See in in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ʔɪn/ Audio: DE-in.OGG
Etymology: Borrowed from English in. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|en|in}} Borrowed from English in Head templates: {{de-adj|predonly}} in (indeclinable, predicative only) Inflection templates: {{de-adecl|predonly}}
  1. in, popular (in fashion) Tags: indeclinable, predicative
    Sense id: en-in-de-adj-R81FkD0~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Contraction

IPA: /ʔɪn/ Audio: DE-in.OGG
Head templates: {{head|de|contractions}} in
  1. (dated) Contraction of in den. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, dated Alternative form of: in den
    Sense id: en-in-de-contraction-JOzjzdSh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Preposition

IPA: /ʔɪn/ Audio: DE-in.OGG
Etymology: From Middle High German in, from Old High German in. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gmw-pro|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=3}}, {{inh|de|gmh|in}} Middle High German in, {{der|de|goh|in}} Old High German in Head templates: {{head|de|preposition||head=|sort=}} in, {{de-prep}} in
  1. [with dative] in, inside, within, at (inside a building)
    Sense id: en-in-de-prep-g4J8OEiS Categories (other): German prepositions Disambiguation of German prepositions: 23 22 30 25
  2. [with dative] in (pertaining to)
    Sense id: en-in-de-prep-1ddc8kcC Categories (other): German prepositions Disambiguation of German prepositions: 23 22 30 25
  3. [with dative] in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time) Derived forms (in + das): ins [neuter]
    Sense id: en-in-de-prep-bJUhb553 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German prepositions Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 29 2 5 3 55 6 Disambiguation of German prepositions: 23 22 30 25 Disambiguation of 'in + das': 16 10 60 14
  4. [with accusative] into, to (going inside (of))
    Sense id: en-in-de-prep-PeEhURza Categories (other): German prepositions Disambiguation of German prepositions: 23 22 30 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: im (alt: in + dem) [masculine, neuter], in der Zwickmühle stecken
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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      "expansion": "Borrowed from English in",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English in.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "predonly"
      },
      "expansion": "in (indeclinable, predicative only)",
      "name": "de-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "predonly"
      },
      "name": "de-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "in, popular (in fashion)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "in",
          "#English"
        ],
        [
          "popular",
          "popular"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable",
        "predicative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔɪn/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "DE-in.OGG",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/51/DE-in.OGG/DE-in.OGG.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/DE-in.OGG"
    }
  ],
  "word": "in"
}

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