Film

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from English film.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪlm/
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Noun

Film m (strong, genitive Filmes or Films, plural Filme, diminutive Filmchen n)

  1. film (a thin layer of some substance)
  2. (photography) photographic film
  3. motion picture

Declension

Declension of Film
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Film die Filme
genitive eines des Filmes, Films der Filme
dative einem dem Film, Filme1 den Filmen
accusative einen den Film die Filme

1Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Related terms

Descendants

  • → Silesian: film

Further reading

  • “Film” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Film” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Film” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Noun

Film m (plural Filmer)

  1. photographic film
  2. motion picture
  3. film, thin layer
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