| -o- {interfix} | :: -o- |
| o {interj} | :: O |
| O {letter} | :: The fifteenth letter of the German alphabet |
| O {noun} | :: abbreviation of Ost; east |
| o. ä. {phrase} | :: abbreviation of oder ähnlich |
| o. Ä. {phrase} | :: abbreviation of oder Ähnliche / Ähnliches |
| Oase {f} | :: oasis |
| ob- {prefix} | :: over-, super- |
| ob- {prefix} | :: ob- |
| ob {conj} | :: if, whether |
| ob {prep} | :: on account of |
| ob {prep} | :: over, above, on |
| Ob. {noun} | :: abbreviation of Oboe |
| Obacht {f} | :: care, attention |
| Obadja {prop} | :: Obadiah |
| Obadja {prop} | :: the book of Obadiah |
| Obama {prop} {m} | :: the 44th president of the USA; Obama |
| Obatzda {m} | :: alternative spelling of Obazda |
| Obazda {m} | :: Obatzda, a Bavarian cheese delicacy |
| obd. {adj} | :: abbreviation of oberdeutsch |
| o. B. d. A. {adv} | :: wlog (without loss of generality) |
| Obdach {n} | :: shelter |
| Obdach {prop} {n} | :: Obdach (municipality) |
| obdachlos {adj} | :: homeless |
| Obdachlose {f} | :: (female) homeless person |
| Obdachloser {m} | :: homeless person |
| Obdachlosigkeit {f} | :: homelessness |
| Obduktion {f} | :: autopsy |
| obduzieren {v} | :: to autopsy |
| O-Bein {n} | :: bowleg |
| o-beinig {adj} | :: bow-legged, bandy-legged |
| Obelisk {m} | :: obelisk (a tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point) |
| oben {adv} | :: above |
| oben {adv} | :: north |
| oben {adv} | :: upstairs |
| oben {adv} | :: at an earlier point in a text |
| obenauf {adv} | :: on top |
| obenauf {adv} | :: on top of things; happy, healthy, cheerful |
| obendrein {adv} | :: besides, additionally, also |
| oben ohne {adj} | :: topless |
| ober- {prefix} | :: over- |
| ober- {prefix} | :: upper |
| Ober {m} | :: waiter (usually the head waiter, but sometimes any waiter) |
| Ober {m} | :: over knave, queen |
| oberaffengeil {adj} | :: really cool, awesome |
| Oberalm {prop} {n} | :: Oberalm (municipality) |
| Oberarm {m} | :: upper arm |
| Oberaufseherin {f} | :: A female supervisor |
| oberbayerisch {adj} | :: Upper Bavarian |
| Oberbayern {prop} | :: Upper Bavaria |
| oberbayrisch {adj} | :: alternative form of oberbayerisch |
| Oberbefehlshaber {m} | :: commander in chief |
| Oberbegriff {m} | :: umbrella term, hypernym |
| Oberbürgermeister {m} | :: mayor (male or of unspecified sex) (of a large city; conventionally translated Lord Mayor) |
| Oberdeck {n} | :: top deck, upper deck (of a ship or boat) |
| oberdeutsch {adj} | :: Upper German |
| Oberdeutsch {n} | :: Upper German |
| Oberdrauburg {prop} {n} | :: Oberdrauburg (municipality) |
| Oberende {n} | :: the upper or topmost part, the head of anything |
| oberer {adj} | :: upper |
| oberer {adj} | :: superior |
| Oberer See {prop} {m} | :: Lake Superior |
| oberfaul {adj} | :: suspicious, arousing suspicion |
| Oberfläche {f} | :: surface |
| Oberflächenbehandlung {f} | :: finish (surface treatment) |
| Oberflächenbeschichtung {f} | :: surface coating |
| Oberflächenchemie {f} | :: surface chemistry |
| oberflächennah {adj} | :: near-surface (attributive) |
| Oberflächenschicht {f} | :: surface layer |
| Oberflächenschutz {m} | :: protective coating (surface protection) |
| Oberflächenwasser {n} | :: surface water |
| oberflächlich {adj} | :: superficial |
| Oberführer {m} | :: paramilitary rank of the nazi SA and SS, corresponds to brigadier or senior colonel. Literally translates to "Senior Leader". Next in rank to Brigadeführer, rank below is Standartenführer |
| obergärig {adj} | :: top-fermented |
| Obergeschoss {n} | :: upper floor |
| Obergespan {m} | :: a Hungarian Lord-Lieutenant of counties, the Hungarian count in charge of every viscount (Vizegespan) in a county |
| Obergespann {m} | :: alternative form of Obergespan |
| Obergewand {n} | :: overgarment |
| Obergrenze {f} | :: upper limit, cap, cutoff |
| Obergruppenführer {m} | :: Obergruppenführer |
| Oberhaag {prop} {n} | :: Oberhaag (municipality) |
| oberhalb {prep} | :: above |
| Oberhand {noun} | :: upper hand. Used in the phrase "die Oberhand gewinnen" (to gain the upper hand. Also with behalten, erhalten, verlieren |
| Oberhaupt {n} | :: chief, chieftain, captain, leader, ruler |
| Oberhaupt {n} | :: the upper part of the head |
| Oberhaus {n} | :: upper house |
| Oberhausen {prop} | :: Oberhausen (city) |
| Oberholz {n} | :: overstory |
| Oberin {f} | :: (mother) superior; abbess |
| oberirdisch {adj} | :: aboveground |
| oberirdisch {adj} | :: aerial |
| Oberkappel {prop} {n} | :: Oberkappel (municipality) |
| Oberkategorie {f} | :: supercategory |
| Oberkellner {m} | :: head waiter |
| Oberkommando {n} | :: high command |
| Oberkörper {m} | :: upper part of the body |
| Oberlandesgericht {n} | :: regional appeal court |
| Oberlauf {m} | :: upper reaches, headwaters, headstream |
| oberlausitzisch {adj} | :: Upper Lusatian |
| Oberleitung {f} | :: catenary, overhead power line |
| Oberleutnant {m} | :: first lieutenant |
| Oberlippe {f} | :: upper lip |
| Oberlippenbart {m} | :: moustache |
| Obermenge {f} | :: superset (set containing all elements of another set) |
| Oberneukirchen {prop} {n} | :: Oberneukirchen (municipality) |
| Oberneukirchen {prop} {n} | :: A municipality in Upper Bavaria, Germany |
| Oberösterreich {prop} {n} | :: Oberösterreich (state) |
| oberösterreichisch {noun} | :: relating to Upper Austria; Upper Austrian |
| Oberperfuss {prop} {n} | :: Oberperfuss (municipality) |
| Oberpfalz {prop} {f} | :: Upper Palatinate |
| Oberpfälzer {m} | :: inhabitant of the Upper Palatinate |
| Oberpullendorf {prop} {n} | :: Oberpullendorf (municipality) |
| Oberrhein {prop} {m} | :: Upper Rhine |
| oberrheinisch {adj} | :: of or pertaining to the Upper Rhine (Oberrhein) |
| Obers {n} | :: cream (fatty part of milk) |
| Obersachsen {prop} {n} | :: Upper Saxony |
| obersächsisch {adj} | :: Upper Saxon |
| Oberschenkel {m} | :: thigh (upper leg) |
| Oberschenkel {m} | :: femur, thighbone |
| Oberschenkelinnenseiten {f} {p} | :: the insides of the upper thighs (area of the body) |
| Oberschenkelknochen {m} | :: femur, thighbone |
| Oberschicht {f} | :: upper class |
| oberschlächtig {adj} | :: overshot (of a waterwheel) |
| Oberschlesien {prop} {n} | :: Upper Silesia |
| Oberschlierbach {prop} {n} | :: Oberschlierbach (municipality) |
| Oberschule {f} | :: high school, secondary school |
| Oberschützen {prop} {n} | :: Oberschützen (municipality) |
| Oberseite {f} | :: top, upside |
| Obersiebenbrunn {prop} {n} | :: Obersiebenbrunn (municipality) |
| obersorbisch {adj} | :: Upper Sorbian (related to Upper Lusitia, to its people or to the Upper Sorbian language) |
| Obersorbisch {n} | :: Upper Sorbian (the Upper Sorbian language) |
| Oberst {m} | :: colonel |
| Oberstaatsanwalt {m} | :: chief prosecutor |
| Oberstleutnant {m} | :: lieutenant colonel |
| Oberstleutnant {m} | :: wing commander |
| Obersturmbannführer {m} | :: military rank of the nazi SA and SS, corresponds with lieutenant colonel. Senior rank is Standartenführer, rank below is Sturmbannführer (major) |
| Obersturmführer {m} | :: a former military rank in the SS and SA in Nazi Germany, equal to a "Oberleutnant" (first lieutenant) in the regular Wehrmacht |
| Oberteil {m} {n} | :: upper part of something |
| Oberteil {n} | :: top (clothing) |
| Oberton {m} | :: overtone |
| Obertraun {prop} {n} | :: Obertraun (municipality) |
| Oberursel {prop} | :: A town near Frankfurt in Hesse |
| Obervellach {prop} {n} | :: Obervellach (municipality) |
| Obervolta {prop} | :: Upper Volta |
| Oberwaltersdorf {prop} {n} | :: Oberwaltersdorf (municipality) |
| Oberwang {prop} {n} | :: Oberwang (municipality) |
| Oberwart {prop} {n} | :: Oberwart (municipality) |
| Obfrau {f} | :: chairwoman |
| Obfrau {f} | :: representative |
| obfuskieren {v} | :: to obfuscate |
| obgenannt {adj} | :: above-mentioned |
| obgleich {conj} | :: albeit, even though |
| Obhut {f} | :: care, custody |
| obig {adj} | :: above |
| obig {adj} | :: foregoing |
| Object Request Broker {m} | :: object request broker |
| Objekt {n} | :: object |
| objektbasiert {adj} | :: object-based |
| objektbasierte Sprache {f} | :: object-based language |
| objektiv {adj} | :: objective (not influenced by emotions) |
| Objektiv {n} | :: lens |
| Objektiv {n} | :: objective |
| Objektivismus {m} | :: objectivism |
| objektorientiert {adj} | :: object-oriented |
| objektorientierte Programmierung {f} | :: object-oriented programming |
| objektorientierter {adj} | :: comparative of objektorientiert |
| objektorientierte Sprache {f} | :: object-oriented language |
| objektorientiertesten {adj} | :: superlative of objektorientiert |
| Objektsprache {f} | :: object language |
| Öblarn {prop} {n} | :: Öblarn (municipality) |
| Oblast {noun} | :: oblast (administrative unit, typically in a Slavic country) |
| Oblate {f} | :: wafer |
| obliegen {vi} | :: to be 's responsibility |
| obligat {adj} | :: obligatory |
| obligat {adj} | :: inevitable |
| Obligation {f} | :: obligation |
| obligatorisch {adj} | :: compulsory (mandatory) |
| Obligo {n} | :: liability, encumbrance |
| Obliquus {m} | :: oblique case |
| obliviös {adj} | :: forgetful |
| obliviös {adj} | :: oblivious |
| Obmann {m} | :: chairman |
| Obmann {m} | :: representative |
| Obmann {m} | :: head referee, official, judge |
| ob man will oder nicht {adv} | :: willy-nilly; whether we like it or not |
| Oboe {f} | :: oboe |
| Obolchen {n} | :: diminutive of Obolus |
| Obolus {m} | :: obolus (coin) |
| Obolus {m} | :: a small monetary donation |
| Obrigkeit {f} | :: authorities |
| obs {contraction} | :: contraction of ob es |
| obschon {conj} | :: albeit (despite its being; although) |
| obsen {v} | :: to keep (somebody, something) under surveillance, to surveil |
| Observatorium {n} | :: observatory |
| observieren {v} | :: to keep somebody or something under surveillance for any length of time (for a particular objective) |
| observieren {v} | :: to observe (scientifically) |
| obsessiv {adj} | :: obsessive |
| Obsidian {m} | :: obsidian |
| obsiegen {v} | :: to win |
| obskur {adj} | :: obscure (dark, faint or indistinct) |
| obskur {adj} | :: obscure (unknown) |
| obsolet {adj} | :: obsolete |
| Obst {n} | :: Edible plant parts, other than nuts, which are mainly eaten with sweet dishes, primarily fruit and berries. Edible parts of plants which do not count as vegetables |
| Obst {n} | :: cocaine |
| Obstbaum {m} | :: fruit tree |
| Obstbaumblüte {f} | :: fruit tree blossom |
| Obstbaumblüte {f} | :: flowering season of fruit trees |
| Obsteig {prop} {n} | :: Obsteig (municipality) |
| Obstfliege {f} | :: fruit fly (Drosophilidae) |
| Obstgabel {f} | :: fruit fork |
| Obstipation {f} | :: constipation |
| Obstkuchen {m} | :: fruit pie (pie with fruit filling) |
| Obstler {m} | :: fruit brandy, fruit schnapps |
| Obstler {m} | :: fruit merchant |
| Öbstler {m} | :: alternative form of Obstler |
| Obstlöffel {m} | :: fruit spoon |
| Obstmesser {n} | :: fruit knife |
| obstruktiv {adj} | :: obstructive |
| Obstsalat {m} | :: fruit salad |
| Obstschale {f} | :: fruit bowl |
| Obstwein {m} | :: fruit wine |
| Obstwiese {f} | :: orchard (meadow) |
| obszön {adj} | :: obscene |
| Obszönität {f} | :: obscenity |
| obwalten {v} | :: to prevail |
| obwohl {conj} | :: although, though, while |
| obzwar {conj} | :: though, although; albeit |
| Occasion {f} | :: offer |
| Occasion {f} | :: second-hand car |
| Occopirmus {prop} | :: Occopirmus, Ukapirmas |
| och {interj} | :: expressing endearment, pity, consideration, etc |
| Ochlokratie {f} | :: ochlocracy |
| Ochs {m} | :: alternative form of Ochse |
| Ochse {m} | :: ox (castrated bull; castrated male bovine animal) |
| Ochsenauge {n} | :: fried egg |
| Ochsenauge {n} | :: oxeye daisy |
| Ochsenziemer {m} | :: a pizzle (2) |
| Ochsenzunge {f} | :: tongue of an ox |
| Ochsenzunge {f} | :: bugloss or alkanet, Anchusa sensu lato gen. et spp |
| Ochsenzunge {f} | :: beefsteak mushroom, Fistulina hepatica |
| ocker {adj} | :: ochre/ocher (color) |
| Ocker {m} {n} | :: ochre/ocher (color) |
| Octan {n} | :: octane |
| Octanitrocuban {n} | :: octanitrocubane |
| Octen {n} | :: octene |
| öd {adj} | :: alternative form of öde |
| Oda {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| Ode {f} | :: ode, poem of a certain type |
| öde {adj} | :: empty, bare, bleak, desolate, deserted |
| öde {adj} | :: tedious, dull, dreary |
| Öde {f} | :: wasteland |
| Öde {f} | :: desertedness |
| Öde {f} | :: dreariness, tediousness |
| Odebrecht {prop} {mf} | :: surname |
| Odel {m} | :: liquid manure |
| Odem {m} | :: spirit, breath, life (in the sense of Biblical Hebrew רוֹחַ) |
| Ödem {n} | :: oedema |
| Odenwald {prop} {m} | :: Odenwald (mountain range), Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg |
| oder {conj} | :: or |
| oder {particle} | :: right?; is it?; is it not? |
| Oder {prop} {f} | :: Oder river |
| ODER-Gatter {n} | :: OR gate, a logic gate performing a Boolean logic OR operation |
| Odermennig {m} | :: agrimony |
| ODESSA {f} | :: ODESSA |
| Odin {prop} {m} | :: Odin |
| Odinshühnchen {n} | :: red-necked phalarope (bird of the species Phalaropus lobatus) |
| ödipal {adj} | :: Oedipal |
| Ödipus {prop} {m} | :: Oedipus |
| Ödipuskomplex {m} | :: Oedipus complex |
| Ödland {n} | :: badlands, wasteland |
| Odyssee {f} | :: odyssey |
| œ {symbol} | :: Vowel borrowed from Latin. Succeeded by ö |
| Oekonometrie {n} | :: alternative spelling of Ökonometrie |
| Oesophagospasmus {noun} | :: obsolete spelling of Ösophagospasmus |
| Œuvre {n} | :: oeuvre |
| Öfchen {n} | :: diminutive of Ofen |
| Ofen {m} | :: oven (clipping of Backofen) |
| Ofen {m} | :: stove |
| Ofen {m} | :: furnace |
| Ofen {m} | :: kiln (clipping of Brennofen) |
| Ofen {prop} {n} | :: Buda, the western part of the Hungarian capital Budapest |
| Ofenbrot {n} | :: bread baked in an oven |
| ofenfrisch {adj} | :: oven-fresh (freshly baked) |
| Ofenhandschuh {m} | :: oven mitt |
| Ofenkartoffel {f} | :: baked potato |
| Ofenküchlein {n} | :: cream puff |
| Ofenrohr {n} | :: stovepipe |
| Ofenrohr {n} | :: bazooka |
| offen {adj} | :: open |
| offen {adj} | :: frank, candid |
| offen {adj} | :: honest, sincere |
| offen {adv} | :: openly |
| Offenbach {prop} {n} | :: Any of several towns and cities in Germany |
| Offenbach {prop} {n} | :: surname |
| Offenbach am Main {prop} | :: Offenbach am Main (independent city in Hesse, Germany, next to the river Main) |
| Offenbacher {m} | :: A native or inhabitant of Offenbach |
| offenbar {adj} | :: apparent (evident) |
| offenbar {adv} | :: apparently, evidently; obviously |
| öffenbar {adj} | :: openable |
| offenbaren {vt} | :: to reveal, to disclose |
| offenbaren {vr} | :: to become evident |
| offenbaren {vr} | :: to reveal oneself |
| Offenbarung {f} | :: revelation |
| Offenbarung {prop} {f} | :: Revelation |
| Offenbarungseid {m} | :: oath of disclosure or manifestation |
| Offenbarungsreligion {f} | :: religion based on revelation |
| offenbleiben {v} | :: to remain unresolved |
| offener Brief {m} | :: open letter |
| offener Fonds {m} | :: open-end fund |
| offenes Ohr {n} | :: sympathetic ear |
| offengelegt {v} | :: past participle of offenlegen |
| Offen-Geschlossen-Prinzip {prop} {n} | :: open-closed principle |
| Offenhausen {prop} {n} | :: Offenhausen (municipality) |
| Offenhausen {prop} {n} | :: Offenhausen (municipality) |
| Offenheit {f} | :: openness |
| Offenheit {f} | :: candour, sincerity, frankness, forthrightness |
| offenherzig {adj} | :: frank, candid, outspoken |
| offenkettig {adj} | :: open-chain |
| offenkundig {adj} | :: overt, obvious, manifest |
| offenkundig {adj} | :: apparent |
| offenkundig {adj} | :: flagrant, blatant |
| offenlegen {v} | :: to unfold, to disclose, to unveil, to reveal |
| Offenlegung {f} | :: disclosure, discovery |
| offenliegend {adj} | :: exposed |
| offensichtlich {adj} | :: obvious |
| offensichtlich {adj} | :: evident, apparent |
| offensichtlich {adv} | :: obviously |
| offensichtlicher {adj} | :: comparative of offensichtlich |
| offensichtlichsten {adj} | :: superlative of offensichtlich |
| offensiv {adj} | :: offensive, attacking, aggressive (but not in the sense of “insulting”) |
| offensiv {adj} | :: assertive, forthright, active, direct |
| Offensive {f} | :: offensive (posture of attacking or being able to attack) |
| Offensive {f} | :: attack, offensive |
| offenstehend {adj} | :: being open, standing open |
| offenstehend {adj} | :: due, unsettled, outstanding |
| öffentlich {adj} | :: public |
| öffentlicher {adj} | :: comparative of öffentlich |
| öffentlicher Personennahverkehr {m} | :: public transport |
| Öffentlichkeit {f} | :: public |
| Öffentlichkeit {f} | :: publicity |
| Öffentlichkeitsarbeit {f} | :: public relations (profession) |
| Öffentlichkeitsarbeit {f} | :: outreach |
| öffentlich-rechtlich {adj} | :: public, public service |
| öffentlichsten {adj} | :: superlative of öffentlich |
| offerieren {v} | :: to offer |
| Offerte {f} | :: offer, bid |
| offizial- {prefix} | :: official, legal, public |
| Offizial {m} | :: judicial vicar |
| Offizial {m} | :: title for civil servants |
| Offizialdelikt {n} | :: criminal offence liable to public prosecution |
| Offizialverteidiger {m} | :: public defender (court-appointed attorney for the defense) |
| offiziell {adj} | :: official |
| Offizier {m} | :: officer |
| Offizier {m} | :: any chess piece which is not a pawn; a knight, bishop, castle, queen or king |
| offizinell {adj} | :: officinal |
| offiziös {adj} | :: officious |
| öffnen {vt} | :: to open (to make something accessible or allow for passage by moving from a shut position) |
| öffnen {vt} | :: to open (to make accessible to customers or clients) |
| öffnen {vt} | :: to open (to load into memory for viewing or editing) |
| öffnen {vi} | :: to open, get, or answer the door |
| öffnen {vr} | :: to open (to become open) |
| öffnen {vr} | :: to open up (to), confide (in) (to reveal oneself; share personal information about oneself) |
| Öffner {m} | :: opener (device that opens something) |
| Öffner {m} | :: switch |
| Öffnung {f} | :: opening |
| Öffnung {f} | :: orifice |
| Öffnungslaut {m} | :: approximant |
| Öffnungszeit {f} | :: opening hours |
| Öffnungszeiten {fp} | :: opening hours |
| Offstimme {f} | :: voiceover |
| oft {adv} | :: often |
| öfter {adv} | :: comparative of oft |
| öfter {adv} | :: ofttimes, from time to time |
| Oftering {prop} {n} | :: Oftering (municipality) |
| öfters {adv} | :: quite often |
| öftesten {adv} | :: superlative of oft |
| oftmals {adv} | :: oftentimes |
| o. g. {adj} | :: abbreviation of oben genannt |
| OG {noun} | :: abbreviation of Obergeschoss |
| Oganesson {n} | :: oganesson |
| Oger {m} | :: ogre (brutish giant) |
| OGH {m} | :: initialism of Oberster Gerichtshof |
| Ogive {noun} | :: ogive |
| Ogonek {n} | :: ogonek (diacritical mark) |
| ogygisch {adj} | :: Ogygian |
| oh {interj} | :: oh |
| Oheim {m} | :: uncle |
| Oheim {m} | :: maternal uncle; brother or brother-in-law of one’s mother |
| OHG {f} | :: initialism of Offene Handelsgesellschaft - a general partnership |
| Ohio {prop} {n} | :: Ohio (state) |
| Ohlsdorf {prop} {n} | :: Ohlsdorf (municipality) |
| Ohm {m} | :: alternative form of Oheim |
| Ohm {prop} {mf} | :: a surname |
| Ohm {n} | :: ohm (unit of electrical resistance) |
| ohne {prep} | :: without |
| ohne {adv} | :: without |
| ohnedies {adv} | :: anyway, anyhow |
| ohne Fleiß kein Preis {proverb} | :: no pain, no gain |
| ohnegleichen {adv} | :: without equal |
| ohnehin {adv} | :: in any case, anyway |
| ohne mit der Wimper zu zucken {adv} | :: without batting an eyelash |
| ohne Punkt und Komma {prep} | :: without pause |
| ohne Scheiß {interj} | :: no kidding, seriously (used to emphasize that the speaker is not trying to fool the listener) |
| ohne Schnickschnack {adv} | :: no-frills |
| ohne Trauschein {adv} | :: unmarried, without being married (of a couple, especially in the context of cohabitation) |
| ohne Unterlass {adv} | :: without intermission |
| ohne Weiteres {adv} | :: without further ado |
| ohne Wenn und Aber {prep} | :: with no ifs, ands, or buts |
| Ohnmacht {f} | :: faint, fainting |
| Ohnmacht {f} | :: powerlessness, helplessness |
| ohnmächtig {adj} | :: unconscious (Having lost consciousness for a short time as in ohnmächtig werden ("to faint, to pass out").) |
| ohnmächtig {adj} | :: powerless, helpless |
| Ohr {n} | :: The ear; the organ of hearing |
| Ohr {n} | :: The ear; the external visible part of the organ, the auricle |
| Ohr {n} | :: The overhanging part on the frame of a window or door |
| Ohr {n} | :: A highway interchange which is ear-shaped or ribbon-shaped |
| Öhr {n} | :: eye (of the needle) |
| Öhrchen {n} | :: diminutive of Ohr; little ear |
| Ohrdruf {prop} {n} | :: Ohrdruf (small town) |
| ohrenbetäubend {adj} | :: deafening |
| Ohrenbläser {m} | :: gossiper, whisperer |
| Ohrenrobbe {f} | :: eared seal, walking seal |
| Ohrenschmalz {n} | :: earwax |
| Ohrenschützer {m} | :: earmuff |
| Ohrensessel {m} | :: wing chair, wingback chair |
| Ohrenspange {f} | :: ear wire, ear clip (a wire about a woman's ear with a half-round at the bottom, from which the earbobs or pendants are hung; for use by someone who does not wish to have her ears pierced) |
| Ohrenstöpsel {m} | :: earplug |
| Ohrenwärmer {m} | :: earmuffs |
| Ohrfeige {f} | :: A box on the ear, cuff on the ear |
| Ohrfeige {f} | :: slap in the face |
| ohrfeigen {v} | :: to slap in the face, to box someone's ears |
| Ohrhörer {m} | :: earphone (sound device held near the ear) |
| Ohrläppchen {n} | :: ear lobe |
| Ohrläpplein {n} | :: ear lobe |
| Ohropax {n} | :: earplug |
| Ohrring {m} | :: earring |
| Ohrstöpsel {m} | :: earplug |
| Ohrtrompete {f} | :: Eustachian tube |
| Ohrwurm {m} | :: earwig (any insect of the order Dermaptera) |
| Ohrwurm {m} | :: earworm (a tune that pops up in one's memory all of the time) |
| -oid {suffix} | :: -oid (adjective or substantive) |
| oje {interj} | :: Oh dear! |
| OjE {prop} | :: Outlook Express |
| Okapi {n} | :: okapi (mammal in tropical Africa) |
| Okarina {f} | :: ocarina (a musical instrument) |
| okay {interj} | :: OK |
| okay {adv} | :: OK |
| okay {adj} | :: OK |
| Okeanos {prop} {m} | :: Oceanus |
| Okkasionalismus {m} | :: nonce word |
| okkasionell {adj} | :: occasional (limited to certain occasions; not very often; sometimes) |
| okklusal {adj} | :: occlusal |
| okkult {adj} | :: occult |
| Okkultismus {m} | :: occultism |
| Okkultist {m} | :: occultist |
| okkultistisch {adj} | :: occultistic |
| Okkupation {f} | :: occupation |
| oknophil {adj} | :: ocnophilic |
| öko- {prefix} | :: eco- |
| öko {adj} | :: clipping of ökologisch eco (ecological, environmental) |
| öko {adv} | :: clipping of ökologisch eco (ecologically, environmentally) |
| Ökologe {m} | :: ecologist |
| Ökologie {f} | :: ecology |
| Ökologin {f} | :: female ecologist |
| ökologisch {adj} | :: ecologic, ecological |
| ökologisch {adj} | :: environmental |
| ökologisch {adv} | :: ecologically |
| ökologisch {adv} | :: environmentally |
| Ökonom {m} | :: economist |
| Ökonometrie {n} | :: econometrics (branch of economics) |
| Ökonomie {f} | :: economy |
| Ökonomie {f} | :: economics |
| Ökonomin {f} | :: female economist |
| ökonomisch {adj} | :: economic |
| ökonomisch {adj} | :: economical |
| ökonomischer {adj} | :: comparative of ökonomisch |
| ökonomischsten {adj} | :: superlative of ökonomisch |
| Ökonomist {m} | :: a proponent of economism |
| Ökonomographie {f} | :: economography |
| Ökosystem {n} | :: ecosystem |
| Ökotourismus {m} | :: ecotourism |
| Oktacyanomolybdat {n} | :: octacyanomolybdate |
| Oktaeder {m} {n} | :: octahedron |
| oktaederförmig {adj} | :: octahedral (octahedron-shaped) |
| Oktaederstumpf {m} | :: truncated octahedron |
| oktaedrisch {adj} | :: octahedral |
| oktaeterisch {adj} | :: octaeteric |
| oktaetrisch {adj} | :: alternative form of oktaeterisch |
| Oktan {n} | :: alternative spelling of Octan |
| Oktant {m} | :: octant |
| Oktant {m} | :: octant |
| Oktant {m} | :: Octans (constellation) |
| Oktasauerstoff {n} | :: octaoxygen |
| Oktave {f} | :: An interval of 12 half-tones; an octave |
| Oktett {n} | :: octet |
| Oktillion {num} | :: A long scale octillion, 1048; a short scale quindecillion |
| oktillionste {ordinal num} | :: quindecillionth |
| Oktober {m} | :: October |
| Oktoberfest {n} | :: A two-week public festival in Munich (Bavaria, southern Germany), held yearly in late September and early October, known especially for the large party tents in which revellers consume beer on long benches |
| Oktoberfest {n} | :: One of a number of much smaller festivals that have been organised in some other places of Germany and the world since the late 20th century, generally involving stereotypical elements of Bavarian culture |
| Oktopus {m} | :: octopus (genus) |
| Oktopus {m} | :: synonym of Tintenfisch |
| oktroyieren {v} | :: to impose |
| okular {adj} | :: ocular |
| Ökumene {f} | :: ecumenism |
| ökumenisch {adj} | :: ecumenical |
| Ökumenopolis {f} | :: A city spanning an entire planet |
| Okzident {n} | :: occident |
| okzidental {adj} | :: occidental |
| okzipital {adj} | :: occipital |
| Okzitanien {prop} {n} | :: Occitania |
| okzitanisch {adj} | :: Occitan (related to the Occitan language) |
| Okzitanisch {n} | :: Occitan (Romance language) |
| Öl {n} | :: oil |
| Olaf {prop} | :: given name of Old Norse origin |
| Olang {prop} {n} | :: Olang (municipality) |
| Ölauge {n} | :: a glazed opening in a container used to control the latter’s fill level |
| Ölauge {n} | :: wog (dark-skinned person, typically of North African, Middle Eastern or Central Asian descent) |
| Ölbaum {m} | :: olive tree, olive (tree) |
| Olbendorf {prop} {n} | :: Olbendorf (municipality) |
| Olbendorf {prop} {n} | :: Gnojna, Poland |
| Ölberg {m} | :: olive grove |
| Ölberg {prop} {m} | :: Mount of Olives |
| Oldenbourg {prop} | :: surname |
| Oldenburg {prop} {n} | :: Oldenburg (independent city) |
| oldschool {adj} | :: old school |
| Oldtimer {m} | :: vintage car; antique aircraft |
| Ole {prop} | :: given name |
| Oleander {m} | :: oleander |
| Olefin {n} | :: olefin |
| Olefinmetathese {f} | :: olefin metathesis |
| ölen {v} | :: to oil |
| ölen {v} | :: to press out some oil |
| Oleochemie {f} | :: oleochemistry |
| olfaktorisch {adj} | :: olfactory |
| Ölfarbe {f} | :: oil paint |
| Ölfass {n} | :: oil barrel, oil drum |
| Ölfaß {m} | :: alternative spelling of Ölfass |
| Ölfeld {n} | :: oil field |
| Ölförderung {f} | :: oil production |
| OLG {n} | :: initialism of Oberlandesgericht |
| Olga {prop} | :: given name of Russian origin |
| ölig {adj} | :: oily |
| ölig {adj} | :: drunk, full |
| Oligarchie {f} | :: oligarchy |
| Oligodaktylie {f} | :: oligodactyly |
| oligodynamisch {adj} | :: oligodynamic |
| Oligoklas {m} | :: oligoclase |
| Oligopol {n} | :: oligopoly |
| Oligopolisierung {f} | :: oligopolization |
| Oligopolist {m} | :: oligopolist |
| Oligopolistin {f} | :: feminine noun of Oligopolist |
| oligopolistisch {adj} | :: oligopolistic |
| Oligosaccharid {n} | :: oligosaccharide |
| oligotroph {adj} | :: oligotrophic |
| oligozän {adj} | :: Oligocene |
| Oligozän {prop} {n} | :: Oligocene |
| Öl ins Feuer gießen {v} | :: to add fuel to the fire |
| oliv {adj} | :: olive (green) |
| Oliv {noun} | :: the colour olive |
| Oliv-Bastardschildkröte {f} | :: Olive Ridley, Pacific Ridley, Lepidochelys olivacea |
| olivbraun {adj} | :: olive-brown |
| Olive {f} | :: olive (fruit) |
| Olivenbaum {m} | :: olive tree, olive (tree) |
| Olivenholz {n} | :: olive wood |
| Olivenkern {m} | :: olive pit, olive stone |
| Olivenöl {n} | :: olive oil |
| Olivenstein {m} | :: olive pit, olive stone |
| Olivenzweig {m} | :: olive branch |
| Oliver {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| olivgrün {adj} | :: olive-green |
| Olivia {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| Olivin {m} | :: olivine |
| oll {adj} | :: old, shabby (of things) |
| oll {adj} | :: old (used as a mild expletive, mostly before names) |
| Öllampe {f} | :: oil lamp |
| Olm {m} | :: olm (cave-dwelling salamander) |
| Ölmalerei {f} | :: oil painting (art form) |
| Olmsteadit {m} | :: olmsteadite |
| Olmütz {prop} {n} | :: Olomouc (City in Moravia, now in the Czech Republic.) |
| Olmützer {m} | :: a native or inhabitant of Olomouc |
| Olmützer {adj} | :: from, of, or pertaining to Olomouc |
| Olmützerin {f} | :: female person from Olomouc |
| Olmützer Region {prop} {f} | :: Olmützer Region (region) |
| -ologie {suffix} | :: -ology |
| Ölpalme {f} | :: oil palm |
| Olpe {prop} {n} | :: Olpe (town) in the Sauerland |
| Ölpest {f} | :: oil spill, oil pollution |
| Ölpflanze {f} | :: oil-bearing plant |
| Ölpfütze {f} | :: oil spill |
| Ölquelle {f} | :: oil well |
| Ölsaat {f} | :: oilseed |
| Ölsardine {f} | :: (canned) sardine in oil |
| Ölsäure {f} | :: oleic acid |
| Ölschiefer {m} | :: oil shale |
| Ölspur {f} | :: trail of oil |
| Ölspur {f} | :: oil slick |
| Öltanker {m} | :: an oil tanker, a ship designed to transport crude oil |
| Ölteppich {m} | :: oil slick |
| Öltropfen {m} | :: drop of oil |
| Ölverarbeitung {f} | :: oil processing |
| Olymp {prop} {m} | :: Olympus (mountain) |
| Olympiade {f} | :: olympiad, the period of 4 years between two Olympic Games |
| Olympiade {f} | :: the Olympic Games |
| Olympiasieger {m} | :: Olympic champion |
| Olympiastadion {n} | :: Olympic stadium |
| Olympier {m} | :: Olympian |
| olympisch {adj} | :: Olympic |
| Olympische Spiele {prop} {fp} | :: Olympic Games (sport event) |
| Olympische Winterspiele {prop} {p} | :: Olympic Winter Games (Olympic Winter Games) |
| -om {suffix} | :: -oma |
| Oma {f} | :: grandma, granny, nan |
| Oma {f} | :: any elderly woman |
| Oman {prop} {n} | :: Oman |
| omanisch {adj} | :: Omani (Of, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language) |
| Ombudsmann {m} | :: ombudsman |
| omd. {adj} | :: abbreviation of ostmitteldeutsch |
| Omega {n} | :: omega (last letter of the Greek alphabet) |
| Omelett {n} | :: omelette |
| Omen {n} | :: omen |
| OMG {interj} | :: OMG (abbreviation of oh mein Gott) |
| OMG-Teilchen {n} | :: Oh-My-God particle |
| Omi {f} | :: grandma, granny, nan |
| Omikron {n} | :: omicron (Greek letter) |
| ominös {adj} | :: ominous, foreboding; pertaining to a bad omen, bringing sign of coming mishap |
| ominös {adj} | :: dubious; infamous; of doubtful reputation |
| ominös {adj} | :: dubious; strange; of unknown character or even questionable existence |
| Omme {f} | :: head |
| Omnibus {m} | :: omnibus |
| omnipotent {adj} | :: omnipotent |
| Omnipotenz {f} | :: omnipotence |
| omnipräsent {adj} | :: omnipresent (being everywhere) |
| omniszient {adj} | :: omniscient |
| Omuramba {f} {m} | :: omuramba |
| Onager {m} | :: onager (donkey) |
| Onager {m} | :: onager (ancient catapult) |
| Onanie {f} | :: masturbation |
| onanieren {v} | :: to masturbate |
| Onanist {m} | :: masturbator (someone who masturbates) |
| ondulieren {v} | :: to undulate |
| ondulieren {v} | :: to wave (to put waves in hair) |
| Oneirologie {f} | :: oneirology |
| One-Man-Show {f} | :: one-man show |
| One-Night-Stand {m} | :: one-night stand |
| Onkel {m} | :: uncle |
| onkelhaft {adj} | :: like an uncle; avuncular |
| onko- {prefix} | :: onco- |
| Onkologe {m} | :: oncologist (male or of unspecified sex) (person who specialises in oncology) |
| Onkologie {f} | :: oncology (branch of medicine) |
| Onkologin {f} | :: oncologist (female) (person who specialises in oncology) |
| Önologe {m} | :: oenologist |
| Önologie {f} | :: oenology |
| Önologie {f} | :: the study of wine in general (including cultivation, production, marketing, gastronomy, history, etc.) |
| Önologie {f} | :: the study of wine production in the cellar, i.e. between harvest and bottling |
| Önologin {f} | :: oenologist (female) |
| onomasiologisch {adj} | :: onomasiological |
| Onomastik {f} | :: onomastics |
| onomastisch {adj} | :: onomastic |
| Onomatologie {f} | :: onomastics |
| Onomatopoese {f} | :: onomatopoeia |
| Onomatopoesie {f} | :: onomatopoeia |
| Onomatopoetikum {n} | :: onomatopoeia |
| onomatopoetisch {adj} | :: onomatopoetic |
| Onomatopöie {f} | :: onomatopoeia (the use of language whose sound imitates that which it names; the property of a word of sounding like what it represents; the coining of a word in imitation of a sound) |
| ontisch {adj} | :: ontic |
| Ontogenese {f} | :: ontogenesis |
| ontogenetisch {adj} | :: ontogenetic |
| Ontologie {f} | :: ontology (all senses) |
| ontologisch {adj} | :: ontological |
| Onyx {m} | :: onyx |
| Oolith {m} | :: oolith |
| OOS {noun} | :: initialism of objektorientierte Softwareentwicklung |
| o.P. {m} | :: abbreviation of ordentlicher Professor prof. ord. |
| OP {noun} | :: abbreviation of Operation |
| OP {noun} | :: abbreviation of Operationssaal |
| OP {noun} | :: abbreviation of Operationsverstärker |
| Opa {m} | :: grandpa |
| Opa {m} | :: any elderly man |
| Opachen {n} | :: diminutive of Opa |
| opak {adj} | :: opaque |
| Opal {m} | :: opal |
| Opa Langbein {m} | :: daddy longlegs, harvestman (arachnid of order Opiliones; literally: “grandpa longleg”) |
| opalisierend {adj} | :: opalescent |
| OPCW {prop} {f} | :: initialism of Organisation für das Verbot von Chemiewaffen (Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) |
| Opel {prop} | :: surname |
| Opel {prop} | :: A German motor car manufacturer, founded in 1899, and part of General Motors since the 1920s |
| Open-Closed-Prinzip {prop} {n} | :: synonym of Offen-Geschlossen-Prinzip |
| Oper {f} | :: opera (theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance) |
| Oper {f} | :: opera house, opera (theatre, or similar building, primarily used for staging opera) |
| operabel {adj} | :: operable |
| Operaismus {m} | :: operaism, workerism, an autonomous Marxist doctrine and social movement originating in Italy |
| Operation {f} | :: operation |
| Operationssaal {m} | :: operating theatre, operating room |
| Operationsverstärker {m} | :: operational amplifier, op-amp |
| operativ {adj} | :: operational |
| operativ {adj} | :: operative |
| Operator {m} | :: operator (mathematical operator) |
| Operette {f} | :: operetta |
| operieren {v} | :: to operate (perform operation) |
| Opernhaus {n} | :: opera house |
| Opernmusik {f} | :: opera music, operatic music |
| Opernsänger {m} | :: opera singer |
| Opernsängerin {f} | :: feminine noun of Opernsänger |
| Opfer {n} | :: sacrifice |
| Opfer {n} | :: victim |
| Opfer {n} | :: wimp (someone weak or dependent; one who cannot stand up for themself) |
| Opferanode {f} | :: sacrificial anode |
| opfern {v} | :: to sacrifice |
| Opferschale {f} | :: patera |
| ophthalmisch {adj} | :: ophthalmic |
| Opi {m} | :: grandpa |
| Opiat {n} | :: opiate |
| Opium {n} | :: opium |
| opiumsüchtig {adj} | :: addicted to opium |
| ÖPNV {m} | :: abbreviation of öffentlicher Personennahverkehr |
| Opossum {n} | :: opossum |
| Opponitz {prop} {n} | :: Opponitz (municipality) |
| Opportunismus {m} | :: opportunism |
| Opportunist {m} | :: opportunist (male or of unspecified sex) |
| opportunistisch {adj} | :: opportunistic |
| Opportunität {f} | :: opportuneness, appropriateness |
| Opportunitätskosten {p} | :: opportunity cost(s) |
| Opposition {f} | :: the opposition, political opposition; opposition party |
| Opposition {f} | :: a group opposed (to something or someone) |
| Opposition {f} | :: opposition (the position of a planet in relation to the sun in positional astronomy) |
| Opposition {f} | :: In chess, when two kings face each other with only one square between them |
| Oppositionelle {f} {m} | :: female member of the/an opposition |
| Oppositionelle {noun} | :: members of the/an opposition |
| Oppositioneller {m} | :: a member (especially male) of the/an opposition |
| Oppositionsforderung {f} | :: demand of the opposition (movement) |
| Oppositionskandidat {n} | :: opposition candidate |
| Oppositionskandidatin {f} | :: opposition candidate (female) |
| Oppositionspolitiker {m} | :: politician of the opposition |
| Oppositionspolitikerin {f} | :: A female politician of the opposition |
| o. Prof. {m} | :: abbreviation of ordentlicher Professor prof. ord. |
| Optik {f} | :: optics (physics of light and vision) |
| Optiker {m} | :: optician (male or of unspecified sex) |
| Optikerin {f} | :: optician (female) |
| optimal {adj} | :: optimal (perfect) |
| optimal {adj} | :: optimal (as good as possible under a given condition) |
| optimal {adj} | :: very good |
| optimieren {v} | :: to optimize |
| Optimierung {f} | :: optimization (the design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense) |
| Optimismus {m} | :: optimism |
| Optimist {m} | :: optimist |
| Optimistin {f} | :: optimist |
| optimistisch {adj} | :: optimistic |
| optimistischer {adj} | :: comparative of optimistisch |
| optimistischsten {adj} | :: superlative of optimistisch |
| Optimum {n} | :: optimum |
| Option {f} | :: option |
| optional {adj} | :: optional |
| optisch {adj} | :: optical, optic |
| optisch {adj} | :: visual |
| optisch {adj} | :: outward, apparent, at first glance |
| Optometrie {f} | :: optometry |
| optometrisch {adj} | :: optometric |
| Optometrist {m} | :: optometrist |
| Orakel {n} | :: oracle |
| oral {adj} | :: Relating to the mouth |
| Oralsex {m} | :: oral sex |
| Oralverkehr {m} | :: oral sex (stimulation of the genitals using the mouth) |
| orange {adj} | :: orange |
| Orange {f} | :: orange |
| Orange {n} | :: orange (color) |
| Orangeat {n} | :: orangeat (candied orange peel) |
| orangefarben {adj} | :: orange-coloured |
| orangefarbig {adj} | :: orange-coloured |
| orangegelb {adj} | :: orange-yellow |
| Orangenbaum {m} | :: orange tree |
| Orangensaft {m} | :: orange juice |
| orangerot {adj} | :: tangerine (orange-red colour) |
| Orang-Utan {m} | :: orangutan |
| Oratorium {n} | :: oratorio |
| Oratorium {n} | :: oratory, small private chapel |
| ORB {noun} | :: initialism of Object Request Broker |
| Orbit {m} | :: orbit (path of one object around another object) |
| orbital {adj} | :: orbital |
| Orbital {n} | :: orbital |
| Orbitalborste {f} | :: orbital bristle |
| Orchester {n} | :: orchestra |
| Orchestergraben {m} | :: orchestra (the area in a theatre or concert hall where the musicians sit) |
| Orchestermusik {f} | :: orchestral music |
| orchestrieren {v} | :: to orchestrate |
| Orchidee {f} | :: orchid |
| Orden {m} | :: order (awarded decoration) |
| Orden {m} | :: order (religious group) |
| Orden {m} | :: order (society of knights) |
| Ordensgeneral {m} | :: superior general |
| Ordensschwester {f} | :: nun |
| ordentlich {adj} | :: tidy, orderly |
| ordentlicher {adj} | :: comparative of ordentlich |
| ordentlicher Professor {m} | :: professor ordinarius (professor with a chair) |
| ordentlichsten {adj} | :: superlative of ordentlich |
| Order {f} | :: order, command |
| Order {f} | :: order |
| ordern {v} | :: to order (to request some product or service) |
| Ordinale {n} | :: ordinal (numerale ordinale) |
| Ordinalzahl {f} | :: ordinal, ordinal number (generalized kind of number) |
| Ordinalzahl {f} | :: ordinal number, ordinal numeral |
| ordinär {adj} | :: vulgar |
| ordinär {adj} | :: ordinary |
| ordinärer {adj} | :: comparative of ordinär |
| ordinärsten {adj} | :: superlative of ordinär |
| Ordinate {f} | :: ordinate (the value of a coordinate on the vertical (Y) axis) |
| ordnen {v} | :: to put in order, to order |
| Ordner {m} | :: folder |
| Ordner {m} | :: binder, folder |
| Ordner {m} | :: one who keeps order (security person) |
| Ordnung {f} | :: arrangement, regulation |
| Ordnung {f} | :: classification, order, array |
| Ordnung {f} | :: tidiness, orderliness |
| Ordnung {f} | :: class, rank, succession, series |
| Ordnung {f} | :: Ordnung (Amish rules of living) |
| Ordnung ist das halbe Leben {phrase} | :: Being organized makes life much easier |
| Ordnung muss sein {proverb} | :: There has to be order |
| Ordnungsamt {n} | :: (municipal) public order office, municipal authority for code enforcement in Austria and Germany |
| ordnungsgemäß {adv} | :: duly |
| Ordnungsliebe {f} | :: love of orderliness |
| ordnungsmässig {adj} | :: alternative spelling of ordnungsmäßig |
| ordnungsmäßig {adv} | :: duly |
| Ordnungsnummer {f} | :: serial number |
| ordnungspolitisch {adj} | :: regulatory (concerning regulation policy) |
| Ordnungswidrigkeit {f} | :: infraction; contravention (an illegal but non-criminal deed, often subject to a civil penalty, e.g. speeding) |
| Ordnungszahl {f} | :: ordinal, ordinal number |
| Ordnungszahl {f} | :: atomic number |
| Ordovizium {prop} | :: the Ordovician |
| Oregano {m} | :: oregano |
| Orenburg {prop} {n} | :: Orenburg (oblast) |
| Orenburg {prop} {n} | :: Orenburg (city/administrative center) |
| oreophil {adj} | :: oreophilous |
| Orfe {f} | :: Leuciscus idus (syn. Leuciscus orfus) |
| Organ {n} | :: an organ |
| Organ {n} | :: an organ, a publication (newspaper, etc) of an organization |
| Organ {n} | :: an organ, a body or organization with a particular purpose or duty |
| Organ {n} | :: an organ, a part of a government, such as an office or ministry |
| Organell {n} | :: organelle (a membrane bound compartment found within cells) |
| Organelle {f} | :: organelle |
| Organik {f} | :: organic chemistry |
| Organisation {f} | :: organization |
| Organisationswut {f} | :: strong dedication to organizing |
| Organisator {m} | :: organizer |
| organisatorisch {adj} | :: organizational |
| organisch {adj} | :: organic |
| organisch {adj} | :: organic |
| organisch {adj} | :: organic |
| organisch {adj} | :: organic |
| organisch {adj} | :: organic |
| organische Chemie {f} | :: organic chemistry |
| organisieren {v} | :: to organize |
| organismisch {adj} | :: organismic |
| Organismus {m} | :: organism |
| Organist {m} | :: organist |
| Organistin {f} | :: (female) organist |
| Organizismus {m} | :: organicism |
| Organobromverbindung {f} | :: organobromine compound |
| Organochlorverbindung {f} | :: organochlorine compound |
| Organofluorverbindung {f} | :: organofluorine compound |
| Organogerman {n} | :: organogermane |
| organoleptisch {adj} | :: organoleptic |
| Organolithium-Verbindung {f} | :: organolithium compound |
| organologisch {adj} | :: organological |
| Organometallchemie {f} | :: organometallic chemistry |
| Organophosphin {n} | :: organophosphine |
| Organoselenverbindung {f} | :: organoselenium compound |
| Organyle {f} | :: organyl |
| Orgasmus {m} | :: orgasm |
| Orgel {f} | :: organ |
| Orgelklang {m} | :: organ sound |
| Orgelkonzert {n} | :: organ concert (musical event) |
| Orgelkonzert {n} | :: organ concerto (musical composition) |
| Orgelmetall {n} | :: organ metal (alloy of tin and lead used to make organ pipes) |
| orgeln {vit} | :: to play on an organ |
| orgeln {vi} | :: to emit sounds like an organ |
| orgeln {vit} | :: to turn and screw the tap etc |
| orgeln {vi} | :: said of a hart making his marked sound |
| orgeln {vit} | :: to get jiggy on, to boink |
| Orgelpfeife {f} | :: organ pipe |
| Orgelspiel {n} | :: organ playing |
| Orgelspieler {m} | :: organist (male or of unspecified sex) |
| orgiastisch {adj} | :: orgiastic |
| Orgie {f} | :: orgy |
| Orgon {n} | :: orgone (form of sexual energy) |
| Orgonenergie {f} | :: synonym of Orgon |
| Orient {m} | :: Orient |
| Orientale {m} | :: man from the Middle East, Oriental |
| orientalisch {adj} | :: oriental, Eastern |
| orientalisch {adj} | :: Middle Eastern |
| Orientalistik {f} | :: Oriental studies |
| orientieren {vr} | :: to orient oneself; to orientate oneself |
| orientiert {adj} | :: news-oriented |
| orientiert {adj} | :: message-oriented |
| Orientierung {f} | :: orientation |
| Orientierungsmarsch {m} | :: a training march where the participants must determine their route themselves (by means of maps, compasses, etc.), usually through mixed terrain, with a rifle, tactical gear, and full rucksack, and with the obligation to support and carry exhausted or injured comrades (thus combined with a Geländemarsch and a Gefechtsmarsch) |
| Orientierungsschwierigkeit {f} | :: disorientation |
| Oriflamme {f} | :: oriflamme |
| Origami {n} | :: origami (the Japanese art of paper folding) |
| original {adj} | :: original |
| Original {n} | :: original |
| Original {n} | :: a unique and interesting individual |
| Original {n} | :: character; original (one who is charismatic and funny, especially in a way considered typical of a region or a social group) |
| Original {n} | :: eccentric; zany person |
| originalgetreu {adj} | :: faithful, true to original |
| Originalität {f} | :: originality |
| Originalsprache {f} | :: original language |
| Originalzustand {m} | :: original condition, original state |
| originär {adj} | :: original |
| originell {adj} | :: original |
| Oriya {n} | :: one of the languages spoken in India; Oriya |
| Ork {m} | :: orc (a monstrous humanoid creature, semi-intelligent and usually aggressive) |
| Orkan {m} | :: (European) hurricane; strong windstorm |
| orkanartig {adj} | :: hurricanelike |
| Ornament {n} | :: ornament |
| ornithochor {adj} | :: ornithochorous |
| Ornithologe {m} | :: ornithologist |
| Ornithologie {f} | :: ornithology (scientific study of birds) |
| Ornithologin {f} | :: female ornithologist |
| ornithologisch {adj} | :: ornithological |
| orographisch {adj} | :: orographic |
| Orontes {prop} | :: the Orontes |
| orontisch {adj} | :: Orontian |
| Orosirium {prop} | :: the Orosirian |
| Ort {n} | :: place, location, point, position |
| Ort {n} | :: place of abode, settled dwelling, village, town |
| Ort {n} | :: locus, point |
| Ort {n} | :: canton |
| Ort {n} | :: end, limit |
| Ort {n} | :: awl |
| Ort {n} | :: point (of a weapon), tip |
| Ort {m} {n} | :: name of a coin (a quarter of a Reichstaler) |
| Ort {m} {n} | :: name of a unit of mass (a quarter of a Quent) |
| Ort {m} {n} | :: name of a unit of volume (a quarter of a Kanne, Pfanne or Maß) |
| Örtchen {n} | :: diminutive of Ort |
| Örtchen {n} | :: toilet |
| orten {v} | :: To locate |
| orthodox {adj} | :: orthodox |
| orthodox {adj} | :: Orthodox |
| orthodoxer {adj} | :: comparative of orthodox |
| orthodoxesten {adj} | :: superlative of orthodox |
| Orthodoxie {f} | :: orthodoxy |
| orthognath {adj} | :: orthognathic |
| orthogonal {adj} | :: orthogonal |
| Orthografie {f} | :: alternative form of Orthographie |
| orthografisch {adj} | :: orthographic |
| Orthographie {f} | :: orthography (study of correct spelling); spelling (arrangement of letters that form a word or part of a word) |
| orthographisch {adj} | :: alternative form of orthografisch |
| Orthohelium {n} | :: orthohelium |
| Orthokieselsäure {n} | :: orthosilicic acid |
| Orthoklas {m} | :: orthoclase |
| orthomolekular {adj} | :: orthomolecular |
| Orthonitrat {n} | :: orthonitrate |
| Orthopäde {m} | :: orthopedist |
| Orthopädie {f} | :: orthopaedics |
| Orthophosphat {n} | :: orthophosphate |
| Orthopyroxen {m} | :: orthopyroxene |
| orthorhombisch {adj} | :: orthorhombic |
| Orthosalpetersäure {f} | :: orthonitric acid |
| Orthosilicat {n} | :: orthosilicate |
| orthotrop {adj} | :: orthotropic |
| örtlich {adj} | :: local |
| Örtlichkeit {f} | :: venue (place, especially the one where a given event is to happen) |
| Ortolan {m} | :: ortolan (Emberiza hortulana) |
| Ortsausgangstafel {f} | :: A place-name sign, placed for reading by drivers exiting a village, town, or city |
| Ortsbeirat {m} | :: local advisory council |
| Ortschaft {f} | :: village, small town |
| Ortschaft {f} | :: place |
| Ortseingangstafel {f} | :: place-name sign at the entrance of a village, town, or city |
| ortsfremd {adj} | :: nonlocal |
| ortsgebunden {adj} | :: stationary |
| Ortsgespräch {n} | :: local call |
| ortskundig {adj} | :: locally knowledgeable |
| Ortsname {m} | :: placename |
| Ortsschild {n} | :: place-name sign, town sign, city limit sign |
| Ortstafel {f} | :: place-name sign, town sign, city limit sign |
| Ortsteil {m} | :: district (of a town) |
| Ortstein {m} | :: hardpan |
| Ortstein {m} | :: boundary stone, cornerstone |
| ortsunkundig {adj} | :: having no knowledge of a particular location |
| Ortswechsel {m} | :: change of location |
| Ortung {f} | :: locating |
| Orwellismus {m} | :: Orwellianism |
| Os {n} | :: os, bone (bone) |
| Os {n} | :: os, an opening |
| -ös {suffix} | :: A suffix, sometimes matching -ous |
| Osann {prop} | :: surname |
| Oscar {prop} | :: given name |
| -ose {suffix} | :: -osis |
| -ose {suffix} | :: -ose |
| Öse {f} | :: eye (fitting consisting of a loop of a solid material, suitable for receiving a hook) |
| Ösi {m} | :: Austrian |
| Osiris {prop} {m} | :: Osiris |
| OSI-Schicht {f} | :: OSI layer |
| Oskar {prop} | :: given name |
| oskisch {adj} | :: Oscan (related to the Oscans or to the Oscan language) |
| Oskisch {n} | :: Oscan (the Oscan language) |
| Oslip {prop} {n} | :: Oslip (municipality) |
| Oslo {prop} {n} | :: Oslo (county/and/municipality/capital city) |
| osmanisch {adj} | :: Ottoman |
| Osmanisches Reich {prop} {n} | :: Ottoman Empire |
| Osmium {n} | :: osmium |
| Osmoregulation {f} | :: osmoregulation |
| Osmose {f} | :: osmosis |
| osmotisch {adj} | :: osmotic |
| Osnabrück {prop} {n} | :: Osnabrück (independent city) |
| Ösophagospasmus {m} | :: esophagospasm |
| ossär {adj} | :: osseous, ossal |
| Osseointegration {f} | :: osseointegration |
| ossetisch {adj} | :: Ossetian (related to the Ossetians, their country or their language) |
| Ossetisch {n} | :: Ossetian (the Ossetic language) |
| Ossi {m} | :: A person from (former) East Germany; now sometimes including Berlin |
| Ossiach {prop} {n} | :: Ossiach (municipality) |
| Ost {m} | :: the east (used without article; a short form of Osten) |
| Ost {m} | :: a wind coming from the east (used with article) |
| Ostafrika {prop} {n} | :: East Africa |
| ostafrikanisch {adj} | :: East African |
| Ostalgie {f} | :: nostalgia for East Germany; Eastalgia |
| ostalgisch {adj} | :: nostalgic for East Germany; displaying Ostalgie |
| Ostara {prop} {f} | :: goddess of Spring |
| ostarmenisch {adj} | :: Eastern Armenian (related to the Eastern Armenian language or to the Eastern part of Armenia) |
| Ostarmenisch {n} | :: Eastern Armenian (the Eastern Armenian language) |
| ostasiatisch {adj} | :: East Asian |
| Ostasien {prop} | :: East Asia |
| Ostbelgien {prop} {n} | :: Eastern Belgium |
| Ostberlin {prop} {n} | :: East Berlin |
| Ostberliner {m} | :: East Berliner |
| Ostblock {m} | :: Eastern Bloc |
| Ostchinesisches Meer {prop} {n} | :: East China Sea |
| ostdeutsch {adj} | :: eastern German; from or pertaining to eastern Germany or the people, the culture or the dialects of this region |
| ostdeutsch {adj} | :: East German; from or pertaining to East Germany (the German Democratic Republic) |
| Ostdeutschland {prop} {n} | :: Eastern Germany, especially the territories east of the Elbe or (formerly) Oder |
| Ostdeutschland {prop} {n} | :: East Germany, the German Democratic Republic or its former territories |
| ostelbisch {adj} | :: on the east side of the Elbe; East Elbian |
| Osten {m} | :: East |
| Osten {m} | :: The territory of the former GDR |
| Osten {m} | :: anything that is Eastern, e.g. Eastern Europe, Asia |
| ostensibel {adj} | :: ostensible |
| ostensiv {adj} | :: ostensive |
| ostentativ {adj} | :: ostentatious |
| osteologisch {adj} | :: osteological |
| Osteopathie {f} | :: osteopathy |
| Osteopenie {f} | :: osteopenia |
| Osteoporose {f} | :: osteoporosis |
| osteoporotisch {adj} | :: osteoporotic |
| Osteosklerose {f} | :: osteosclerosis |
| Osterei {n} | :: Easter egg |
| Ostereiersuche {f} | :: Easter egg hunt |
| Osterfest {n} | :: Easter, Easter holiday |
| Osterglocke {f} | :: daffodil |
| Osterhase {m} | :: Easter Bunny |
| Osterinsel {prop} {f} | :: Easter Island |
| Osterkerzchen {n} | :: diminutive of Osterkerze |
| Osterkerze {f} | :: paschal candle, Easter candle |
| Osterkerzlein {n} | :: diminutive of Osterkerze |
| Osterlamm {n} | :: Easter Lamb, Paschal Lamb (paschal lamb) |
| Osterland {prop} | :: Osterland (former region), now part of Thuringia and Saxony |
| osterländisch {adj} | :: Osterlandish |
| Ostermiething {prop} {n} | :: Ostermiething (municipality) |
| Ostermond {prop} {m} | :: April, the fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, which most often includes Easter |
| Ostermontag {m} | :: Easter Monday |
| Ostern {p} | :: Easter |
| Osteroktav {f} | :: (Catholicism) Octave of Easter (8 days form Easter Sunday) |
| Österreich {prop} {n} | :: Österreich (country) |
| Österreicher {m} | :: Austrian (person) |
| Österreicherin {f} | :: a female Austrian |
| österreichisch {adj} | :: Austrian |
| Österreichisch {n} | :: Austrian (dialect of German language) |
| österreichischer {adj} | :: comparative of österreichisch |
| österreichischsten {adj} | :: superlative of österreichisch |
| Österreich-Ungarn {prop} {n} | :: Austria-Hungary |
| österreichweit {adj} | :: Austria-wide, in or across all of Austria |
| Ostersonntag {m} | :: Easter Sunday |
| Osteuropa {prop} {n} | :: Eastern Europe (Eastern Europe) |
| Osteuropa {prop} {n} | :: the countries of the Warsaw Treaty Organization |
| osteuropäisch {adj} | :: Eastern European |
| ostfälisch {adj} | :: Eastphalian |
| Ostflandern {prop} {n} | :: East Flanders |
| ostfränkisch {adj} | :: East Frankish |
| Ostfrankreich {n} | :: eastern France |
| Ostfriese {m} | :: East Frisian, male person from East Frisia |
| Ostfriese {m} | :: a breed of horse |
| ostfriesisch {adj} | :: East Frisian |
| Ostfriesland {prop} | :: East Frisia, Eastern Friesland |
| Ostgebiete {p} | :: the pre-1938 territories of the German Reich east of the Oder-Neisse line, from where the German population was expelled after World War II, and which are now parts of Poland and Russia |
| Ostgebiete {p} | :: the even vaster pre-1918 territories of the Reich as well as, possibly, the Sudetenland, which was German between 1938 and 1945 (areas conquered during WWII are never included) |
| ostgermanisch {adj} | :: East Germanic |
| ostgrönländisch {adj} | :: East Greenlandic |
| Ostgrönländisch {prop} {n} | :: East Greenlandic |
| ostindische Elefantenlaus {f} | :: Semecarpus anacardium, marking-nut |
| ostindische Elephantenlaus {f} | :: archaic spelling of ostindische Elefantenlaus |
| ostjiddisch {adj} | :: East Yiddish |
| Ostjude {m} | :: Eastern European Jew |
| Ostküste {f} | :: eastern coast (any coast to the East of a country or region) |
| Ostküste {prop} {f} | :: East Coast (the eastern coast of North America) |
| Ostküste {prop} {f} | :: the Jewish establishment of the eastern United States |
| östl. {adj} | :: abbreviation of östlich |
| Ostler {m} | :: East German |
| östlich {adj} | :: east, eastern |
| Ostmark {f} | :: The East German mark |
| Ostmark {f} | :: the eastern marches, the easternmost territories of a state or empire, especially in a German or Germanic context |
| Ostmark {prop} {f} | :: Specific uses |
| Ostmark {prop} {f} | :: The eastern marches of Franconia in the Middle Ages |
| Ostmark {prop} {f} | :: An administrative unit comprising parts of Bavaria from 1933 to 1942 and Austria from 1938 to 1942 |
| Ostmark {prop} {f} | :: Austria as part of the Third Reich from 1938 to 1945 |
| ostmitteldeutsch {adj} | :: East Central German (of or pertaining to the Central High German dialects of eastern central Germany) |
| Ostmitteldeutsch {prop} {n} | :: East Central German |
| ostösterreichisch {adj} | :: East Austrian |
| Ostpolitik {prop} {f} | :: The policies of West Germany under Chancellor Willy Brandt, seeking rapprochement with East Germany and the Soviet Union |
| Ostpreußen {prop} {n} | :: East Prussia (Province of the Kingdom of Prussia (until 1918) and the Free State of Prussia) |
| ostpreußisch {adj} | :: East Prussian |
| Ostrach {prop} {n} | :: Ostrach (municipality) |
| ostrheinisch {adj} | :: on the east (thus: right) side of the Rhine |
| Östrogen {n} | :: estrogen, œstrogen, oestrogen |
| Östron {n} | :: estrone |
| Ostsee {prop} {f} | :: Baltic Sea |
| ostseefi. {adj} | :: abbreviation of ostseefinnisch |
| ostseefinnisch {adj} | :: Baltic Finnic, Finnic |
| Ostsibirien {prop} | :: Eastern Siberia |
| Ostsiedlung {f} | :: The medieval eastward migration and settlement of Germanic-speaking peoples from the Holy Roman Empire |
| ostslawisch {adj} | :: East Slavic |
| Osttimor {prop} {n} | :: East Timor |
| ostukrainisch {adj} | :: East Ukrainian |
| ostwärts {adv} | :: eastward, eastwards (towards the east) |
| ostweserisch {adj} | :: on the east side of the river Weser |
| Ostwind {m} | :: east wind |
| Ostzone {prop} {f} | :: the German Democratic Republic |
| Ostzone {prop} {f} | :: the Soviet occupation zone in Germany |
| OSZE {prop} | :: OSCE; initialism of Organisation für Sicherheit und Zusammenarbeit in Europa |
| Oszillation {f} | :: oscillation (the act of oscillating) |
| oszillieren {v} | :: to oscillate |
| Oszilloskop {n} | :: oscilloscope (electronic measuring instrument) |
| Otaku {m} | :: otaku |
| Otavit {m} | :: otavite |
| Othering {n} | :: othering |
| Otmar {prop} | :: given name |
| Otoskopie {f} | :: otoscopy |
| Ott {prop} {mf} | :: surname |
| Ottawa {prop} {n} | :: Ottawa (city) |
| Ottenschlag {prop} {n} | :: Ottenschlag (municipality) |
| Ottensheim {prop} {n} | :: Ottensheim (municipality) |
| Ottenthal {prop} {n} | :: Ottenthal (municipality) |
| Otter {m} | :: otter |
| Otter {f} | :: adder |
| Otter {f} | :: viper |
| Otterngezücht {n} | :: brood of vipers; generation of vipers; address used by Jesus for the Pharisees and Sadducees (three times in Gospel of Matthew), and by John the Baptist for the unregerate Jews (Gospel of Luke 3:7) |
| Otterthal {prop} {n} | :: Otterthal (municipality) |
| Otterzivette {f} | :: otter civet (Cynogale bennettii) |
| Ottilie {prop} | :: given name |
| Otto {prop} | :: given name |
| Otto {prop} | :: surname |
| Ottomotor {m} | :: four-stroke engine (that uses the Otto cycle) |
| ottonisch {adj} | :: Ottonian |
| Ottonormalverbraucher {m} | :: Joe Average (average consumer) |
| Otto Normalverbraucher {m} | :: alternative form of Ottonormalverbraucher |
| ÖTV {prop} | :: Gewerkschaft Öffentliche Dienste, Transport und Verkehr |
| Ötzi {prop} {m} | :: A mummified man discovered in the Ötztal Alps |
| Oud {f} | :: alternative form of Ud |
| Oukie {m} | :: guy, bloke, dude |
| out {adj} | :: out of fashion |
| Outdoor {n} | :: outdoor activities (especially hiking, running, etc.) |
| outen {vr} | :: to out oneself (reveal oneself as having a certain secret) |
| outen {v} | :: to out (reveal (a person) to be secretly homosexual) |
| outen {vr} | :: to come out of the closet, come out |
| outriert {adj} | :: exaggerated |
| Outsourcing {n} | :: outsourcing (transfer business) |
| Ouvertüre {f} | :: overture |
| Ouzo {m} | :: ouzo |
| ÖV {m} | :: public transport |
| oval {adj} | :: oval |
| Oval {n} | :: oval |
| Ovar {n} | :: ovary (female organ) |
| ovarial {adj} | :: ovarian, ovarial |
| Ovarium {n} | :: ovary |
| Ovarium {n} | :: ovary |
| Ovation {f} | :: ovation |
| Overall {m} | :: boilersuit; overall ; coveralls |
| Overall {m} | :: jumpsuit |
| Overkill {m} | :: overkill |
| ovipar {adj} | :: oviparous (egg laying) |
| ovovegetarisch {adj} | :: (vegetarianism) ovo vegetarian |
| ovovivipar {adj} | :: ovoviviparous |
| Ovulation {f} | :: ovulation |
| -ow {suffix} | :: A place name suffix |
| -ow {suffix} | :: A surname suffix |
| Owen {prop} {n} | :: Owen (town) |
| Oxalat {n} | :: oxalate |
| Oxalsäure {f} | :: oxalic acid |
| Oxalsäureanhydrid {n} | :: oxalic anhydride |
| Oxid {n} | :: oxide |
| Oxidase {f} | :: oxidase |
| Oxidation {f} | :: oxidation, a reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons |
| Oxidationsflamme {f} | :: oxidizing flame |
| Oxidationskatalyse {f} | :: oxidation catalysis |
| Oxidationsmittel {n} | :: oxidant, oxidizing agent |
| Oxidationsschutz {m} | :: antioxidant |
| Oxidationsstärke {f} | :: oxidising strength |
| Oxidationsstufe {f} | :: oxidation state |
| Oxidationszahl {f} | :: oxidation number |
| Oxidationszustand {m} | :: oxidation state |
| Oxidationszustand {m} | :: oxidizing conditions |
| oxidativ {adj} | :: oxidative |
| oxidativ {adv} | :: oxidatively |
| Oxidfluorid {n} | :: oxofluoride |
| Oxidhalogenid {n} | :: oxyhalide |
| oxidierbar {adj} | :: oxidizable |
| Oxidierbarkeit {f} | :: oxidizability |
| oxidieren {v} | :: To oxidize |
| oxidierend {adj} | :: oxidizing / oxidising |
| oxidiert {v} | :: past participle of oxidieren |
| oxidiert {adj} | :: oxidized |
| Oxidion {n} | :: oxide ion |
| oxidisch {adj} | :: oxidic |
| Oxidschicht {f} | :: oxide coating / layer |
| Oxidverbindung {f} | :: oxide compound |
| Oxin {n} | :: oxine |
| Oxohalogenid {n} | :: oxohalide |
| Oxonium {n} | :: oxonium |
| Oxoniumion {n} | :: oxonium ion |
| Oxosäure {f} | :: oxoacid |
| oxygen {adj} | :: oxygenic |
| Oxygen {n} | :: synonym of Sauerstoff |
| Oxygenase {f} | :: oxygenase |
| Oxygenierung {f} | :: oxygenation |
| Oxymoron {n} | :: oxymoron (figure of speech) |
| Oxynitrid {n} | :: oxynitride |
| Oxytocin {n} | :: oxytocin |
| Oxytonon {n} | :: oxytone |
| Ozean {m} | :: ocean |
| Ozeanbodenspreizung {f} | :: seafloor spreading |
| Ozeanien {prop} {n} | :: Oceania |
| ozeanisch {adj} | :: oceanic |
| ozeanisch {adj} | :: pelagic |
| Ozelle {f} | :: ocellus |
| Ozellenhöcker {m} | :: ocellar tubercle |
| Ozelot {m} | :: ocelot |
| Ozon {n} {m} | :: ozone |
| Ozonabbau {m} | :: ozone depletion (depletion of the ozone layer) |
| ozonhaltig {adj} | :: ozoniferous |
| ozonhältig {adj} | :: alternative form of ozonhaltig |
| Ozonid {n} | :: ozonide |
| Ozonidanion {n} | :: ozonide anion |
| Ozonloch {n} | :: ozone hole |
| Ozonschicht {f} | :: ozone layer |