Meaning and translations

Definition

The act or result of finding something that was previously unknown.

Translations
English
discovery
Français
découverte
Türkçe
keşif
Polski
odkrycie
Русский
открытие
Українська
відкриття

Grammar & classification

Article
die
Gender
Feminine
Plural
Entdeckungen
Part of speech
Noun
CEFR level
B1
Topics
Education & LearningPrimaryTechnology & Media

Usage examples

  1. Die Entdeckung eines neuen Medikaments weckte große Hoffnung.NominativSing.The discovery of a new medication raised great hopes.
  2. Die Forscher feierten die Entdeckung des bislang unbekannten Tempels.AkkusativSing.The researchers celebrated the discovery of the previously unknown temple.
  3. Die Ermittler gingen der Entdeckung neuer Hinweise nach.DativSing.The investigators followed up on the discovery of new clues.

Pronunciation and forms

  • Lemma
    Entdeckung/ɛntˈdɛkʊŋ/
  • Article phrase
    die Entdeckung/diː ɛntˈdɛkʊŋ/
  • Plural
    Entdeckungen/ɛntˈdɛkʊŋən/

Declension / Forms

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativdie Entdeckungdie Entdeckungen
Akkusativdie Entdeckungdie Entdeckungen
Dativder Entdeckungden Entdeckungen
Genitivder Entdeckungder Entdeckungen

Usage and collocations

  • Adjective combinationeine bedeutende Entdeckung
  • Collocationeine bahnbrechende Entdeckung
  • Verb constructioneine Entdeckung machen + Akkusativ

Semantic relations

  • Near-synonymErkenntnis

    A Entdeckung usually refers to finding something new for the first time; a Erkenntnis is rather the understanding or knowledge gained from it.

  • Broader termErgebnis — result

    A Entdeckung can be the Ergebnis of a research or search process, whereas results can also arise in other ways.

  • Semantically relatedErfindung — invention

    A Entdeckung finds something that already exists, whereas a Erfindung creates something new.

Word formation and word family

Word family

  • entdeckenDerivationally related
  • EntdeckerWord family
  • wiederentdeckenWord family