Kontinent

See also: kontinent

German

Alternative forms

Continent

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin continēns.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɔntinɛnt/, /kɔntiˈnɛnt/
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Noun

Kontinent m (strong, genitive Kontinentes or Kontinents, plural Kontinente)

continent
Synonyms: Festland, Erdteil

Europa wird als Kontinent betrachtet.
Europe is regarded as a continent.

Declension

Declension of Kontinent [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kontinent	die	Kontinente
genitive	eines	des	Kontinentes, Kontinents	der	Kontinente
dative	einem	dem	Kontinent, Kontinente¹	den	Kontinenten
accusative	einen	den	Kontinent	die	Kontinente

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Doppelkontinent
Kleinkontinent
Nordkontinent
Old-Red-Kontinent
Ostkontinent
Subkontinent
Südkontinent
Superkontinent
Westkontinent

Further reading

“Kontinent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Kontinent” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Kontinent” in Duden online
Kontinent on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʰontiˈnɛnt/

Noun

Kontinent m (plural Kontinente)

continent

Further reading

Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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