Legende
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German legende (“story of a saint”), from Late Latin legenda.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editLegende f (genitive Legende, plural Legenden)
- legend (story)
- legend (legendary person)
- caption, legend (key or explanation to a map, illustration, chart etc.)
- Synonyms: Erklärung, Zeichenerklärung, Bildunterschrift
Declension
editDeclension of Legende [feminine]
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Legende”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Further reading
edit- Legende on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Legende” in Duden online
- “Legende” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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- German terms inherited from Middle High German
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- German terms derived from Late Latin
- German 3-syllable words
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- Rhymes:German/ɛndə
- Rhymes:German/ɛndə/3 syllables
- German lemmas
- German nouns
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