Vokabular

German

Alternative forms

  • Vokabularium (archaic), Vocabular, Vocabularium (obsolete)

Etymology

18th century, learned borrowing from Latin vocabularium. By surface analysis, Vokabel +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vokabuˈlaːr/, [ˌvoː.ka.buˈlaː(ɐ̯)], [ˌvɔ-], [-bʊ-], [-ˈlaːʁ], (also) /voˌkaːbuˈlaːr/, [voˌkaː-]
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Noun

Vokabular n (strong, genitive Vokabulars, plural Vokabulare)

  1. vocabulary (stock of words)
    Synonym: Wortschatz
  2. vocabulary (list of words, typically with concise glosses)
    Synonyms: Wortverzeichnis / Wörterverzeichnis, Wortliste / Wörterliste

Usage notes

  • (stock of words): Wortschatz and Vokabular are generally interchangeable. However, there is a loose tendency to prefer Wortschatz when referring to all the words in a language or a person’s knowledge, and to prefer Vokabular when referring to a more or less random selection of words (as those used in a text, those to be memorized for a course, etc.).

Declension

Declension of Vokabular [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Vokabular die Vokabulare
genitive eines des Vokabulars der Vokabulare
dative einem dem Vokabular den Vokabularen
accusative ein das Vokabular die Vokabulare

Further reading

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