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Dutch
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Schrift f
- Bible
German
Etymology
From Middle High German schrift, from Old High German scrift, from Proto-West Germanic *skrifti (“writing, scripture”), from Latin scriptum.
Pronunciation
Noun
Schrift f (genitive Schrift, plural Schriften)
- writing, script
Wir wissen nicht, ob es sich bei diesen Zeichen um Schrift oder magische Symbole handelt.- We do not know whether these characters are writing or magical symbols.
Jegliche Änderungen dieser Verträge bedürfen der Schriftform.- Any changes to these contracts must be made in writing.
- script (system of writing)
- Synonym: Schriftsystem
- die chinesische Schrift ― the Chinese script
- hand, handwriting (individual way of drawing characters)
- Synonyms: Handschrift, Hand
- Er hat eine ordentliche Schrift. ― He has a neat handwriting.
- font (specific design of printed characters)
- Synonyms: Schriftart, (rare or specialist) Font
Verdana ist die beste Schrift zur Bildschirmbetrachtung.- Verdana is the best font for viewing on the computer screen.
- (often in the plural) writing, text (work of an author)
- Synonyms: Text, Werk
Robert Oppenheimer las Lenins gesammelte Schriften während einer Zugfahrt.- Robert Oppenheimer read the complete writings of Lenin while on a train.
- scripture (holy text)
In vielen Religionen ist das Verhältnis von Schrift und Tradition strittig.- The relation between scripture and tradition is a matter of debate in many religions.
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Further reading
- “Schrift” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schrift” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Schrift” in Duden online
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
Noun
Schrift f (plural Schrifte)
- writing
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