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German Linguistics Vocabulary

59 German words tagged linguistics, ordered by frequency and spanning A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2. The first entries appear as early as A1; the rest are specialist and sit higher up.

59 words
7 at A1
2 at A2
8 at B1
8 at B2
  1. auf [with dative] on, upon (positioned at the top of); [with accusative] on, onto, up… prep A1
  2. dieZeit time (as a concept); time of day (clipping of Uhrzeit) noun pl. Zeiten A1
  3. dieAngabe verbal noun of angeben; indication, specification, declaration (providing of information) noun pl. Angaben A1
  4. dieZukunft future; future tense noun pl. Zukünfte B1
  5. derName name (forename, Christian name, given name); name (surname, family name) noun pl. Namen A1
  6. bestimmt certain; determined adj B1
  7. dieVergangenheit the past (time); past tense noun B1
  8. aktiv active; active voice (the form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action) adj A2
  9. derSatz sentence; proposition, theorem noun pl. Sätze A1
  10. schwach weak, lacking in strength; weak adj A2
  11. derAuftakt anacrusis (an unstressed syllable at the start of a verse); anacrusis noun pl. Auftakte B2
  12. dasVorfeld run-up (period of time just before an important event); apron (paved area of an airport) noun pl. Vorfelder B2
  13. dieMedia media noun pl. Medien B2
  14. steigern to increase, to raise; to boost, to improve, to enhance verb steigert · steigerte · gesteigert B2
  15. maskulin masculine (of masculine grammatical gender); masculine, manly (of markedly male… adj B2
  16. gespannt curious, excited (of a person; about seeing how something will turn out); tense (of… adj B1
  17. dieSteigerung increase; comparison noun pl. Steigerungen B2
  18. dieEnttäuschung disappointment, let-down, bummer, frustration; disenchantment, disillusionment,… noun pl. Enttäuschungen B2
  19. dasObjekt object (inanimate being, thing); object (that around which an emotion or activity centers) noun pl. Objekte B2
  20. derGegenstand object, item, thing, article; subject, topic noun pl. Gegenstände B1
  21. weiblich female; feminine adj A1
  22. binden to bind, to tie, to fasten something by means of a string etc.; to tie, to fasten a… verb bindet · band · gebunden C1
  23. dieBestimmung determination (act of determining or measuring); destination (intended purpose) noun pl. Bestimmungen C1
  24. dieMore mora noun pl. Moren C1
  25. dieStärkung strengthening, reinforcement; fortition noun pl. Stärkungen C1
  26. männlich male; manly adj A1
  27. final final, expressing purpose; final, conclusive, irrevocable (that which will not or cannot… adj C1
  28. zeitlich temporal (defined by time); chronological (ordered by time) adj C1
  29. dasGeschlecht sex; gender noun pl. Geschlechter B1
  30. stumm mute; dumb (unable to speak); silent (not speaking); with verbs or adverbs expressing a… adj B1
  31. dieAbkürzung abbreviation; shortcut noun pl. Abkürzungen C1
  32. dasMedium media, medium (format for communicating or presenting information); medium (the nature… noun pl. Medien C1
  33. sächsisch Saxon (of, from or relating to Saxony in modern Germany); Saxon; Upper Saxon (pertaining… adj C1
  34. dieVerschiebung delay, deferral, deferment, postponement, suspension, adjournment; shift, displacement,… noun pl. Verschiebungen C1
  35. dieVerschärfung tightening, intensification; Holtzmann's law: a sound change whereby Proto-Germanic *jj… noun pl. Verschärfungen C1
  36. Latein Latin name C1
  37. derBeleg piece of evidence, a supporting fact; a document that serves as such evidence, record noun pl. Belege B1
  38. beugen to bend something, to bow something; to bend; to bend over; to bow verb beugt · beugte · gebeugt C1
  39. dieZusammensetzung composition; compound (word) noun pl. Zusammensetzungen C1
  40. dieErgänzung supplement, addition, complement, supplementation; object, complement noun pl. Ergänzungen C1
  41. dasFemininum feminine, feminine gender; a feminine, a word with feminine gender (usually a noun,… noun pl. Feminina C1
  42. dieMehrzahl majority (the larger part of a group); plural noun pl. Mehrzahlen C1
  43. dieReferenz reference (measurement one can compare to); reference noun pl. Referenzen C1
  44. dieWendung turn; expression, phrase noun pl. Wendungen C1
  45. ausgestorben extinct adj C2
  46. dieMarkierung mark, marking, tag; marker noun pl. Markierungen C2
  47. veraltet antiquated; archaic; obsolete adj C2
  48. diePartikel particle (part of speech which cannot be inflected); particle (fragment of the… noun pl. Partikeln C2
  49. verbal verbal adj C2
  50. verblasst pale, discolored; grammaticalized through semantic bleaching adj C2
  51. unbestimmt undetermined; indefinite adj C2
  52. derTurn turn (in turn-taking) noun pl. Turns C2
  53. derTonfall tone (of voice); intonation noun pl. Tonfälle C2
  54. derReim rhyme (poetic device); rhyme, rhyming phrase, short verse noun pl. Reime C2
  55. dieMuttersprache mother tongue; native language; the language one has learnt from one’s mother (chiefly… noun pl. Muttersprachen C2
  56. dieBetonung emphasis; accent, stress noun pl. Betonungen C2
  57. dieSchwächung weakening, attenuation; impairment, enfeeblement noun pl. Schwächungen C2
  58. derSpiritus alcohol, chiefly for technical use; breathing; a glottal consonant, usually /h/; a… noun C2
  59. punktuell limited to specific, selected points or instances (as opposed to being common,… adj C2

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