Lesart

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German

Etymology

From lesen +‎ Art, literally “way of reading”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleːsˌaːrt/,
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  • Hyphenation: Les‧art

Noun

Lesart f (genitive Lesart, plural Lesarten)

  1. textual variant, version
    Synonyms: Lesung, Variante, Textvariante
    Von allen Lesarten scheint mir diese die ursprüngliche zu sein.
    It seems to me that of all versions this is the original one.
  2. reading, interpretation
    Synonyms: Auslegung, Interpretation, Verständnis
    Nach meiner Lesart meint der Autor hier etwas ganz anderes.
    In my interpretation the author means something entirely different here.

Declension

Declension of Lesart
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Lesart die Lesarten
genitive einer der Lesart der Lesarten
dative einer der Lesart den Lesarten
accusative eine die Lesart die Lesarten

Further reading

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