Beispiel

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German bīspil, bīspel, from Old High German bīspel (“proverb", "example”), equivalent to bī- (“by-”) + spel (“talk”). Cognate with Old English bīspel (“proverb", "example”), English byspel (“example”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaɪ̯ʃpiːl/
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
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Noun

Beispiel n (strong, genitive Beispieles or Beispiels, plural Beispiele)

  1. example
    Synonym: Bsp.
    an vielen Beispielen (verdeutlichen/zeigen). ― (to illustrate/demonstrate) by many examples.

Declension

Declension of Beispiel
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Beispiel die Beispiele
genitive eines des Beispieles, Beispiels der Beispiele
dative einem dem Beispiel, Beispiele1 den Beispielen
accusative ein das Beispiel die Beispiele

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Beispiel” in Duden online
  • “Beispiel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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