Zitat

German

Alternative forms
  • Citat (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin citatum.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡siˈtaːt/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

Zitat n (strong, genitive Zitates or Zitats, plural Zitate)

  1. quotation

Declension
Declension of Zitat [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Zitat die Zitate
genitive eines des Zitates, Zitats der Zitate
dative einem dem Zitat, Zitate1 den Zitaten
accusative ein das Zitat die Zitate

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Georgian: ციტატა (ciṭaṭa)
  • → Polish: cytat
  • → Russian: цитата (citata)
  • → Ukrainian: цитата (cytata)

Further reading
  • “Zitat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Zitat” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Zitat” in Duden online
  • Zitat on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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