Prädikat

German

Etymology

From Late Latin praedicātum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁɛ(ː)diˈkaːt/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /pʁeːdiˈkaːt/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Prädikat n (strong, genitive Prädikates or Prädikats, plural Prädikate)

  1. (grammar) predicate
    Synonym: Satzaussage
  2. (positive) valuation of an object or a performance
    Synonym: Auszeichnung
    Prädikatsweinsuperior quality wine

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