Domäne

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Etymology

Borrowed from French domaine, 16th century. Doublet of Domain.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /doˈmeːnə/, /doˈmɛːnə/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛːnə

Noun

Domäne f (genitive Domäne, plural Domänen)

  1. estate, seigneurie
    Synonyms: Staatsgut, Dominium
    • 1864, Heinrich Zoepfl, Bemerkungen zu A. L. Reyscher , Heidelberg: Georg Mohr, page 7:
      So ist es auch noch Niemanden, der das Eigenthum des Staates an den fürstlichen Domänen bestreitet, beigefallen zu läugnen, dass der Staat nicht demungeachtet Rechte an den fürstlichen Domänen haben könne oder wirklich habe.
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  2. (figurative) domain, turf (field of expertise)
    Synonym: Spezialgebiet
    • 1918, Hugo Ball, Flametti:
      Fräulein Traute hatte sich im Lauf der letzten Tage das Reinigen der Häuptlingsstiefel zu ihrer ganz besonderen Domäne gemacht.
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  3. (taxonomy) domain (highest rank in the classification of organisms)
  4. (biochemistry) domain (folded section of a protein molecule)
    Hyponyms: Bindungsdomäne, Eiweißdomäne, Proteindomäne
  5. (mathematics) domain
  6. (Internet, networking, uncommon) domain; domain name
    Synonym: Domain

Declension

Further reading

  • Domäne” in Duden online
  • Domäne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache