Invention

See also: invention

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French invention.

Noun

Invention f (genitive Invention, plural Inventionen)

  1. (dated) invention
    Synonym: Erfindung
  2. (music) invention
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Johann Sebastian Bach to this entry?)

Declension
Declension of Invention [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Invention die Inventionen
genitive einer der Invention der Inventionen
dative einer der Invention den Inventionen
accusative eine die Invention die Inventionen

Further reading
  • “Invention” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Invention” in Duden online
  • “Invention” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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