Legende

See also: legende, légende, and légendé

German

Etymology

From Middle High German legende (“story of a saint”), from Late Latin legenda.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leˈɡɛndə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛndə

Noun

Legende f (genitive Legende, plural Legenden)

  1. legend (story)
  2. legend (legendary person)
  3. caption, legend (key or explanation to a map, illustration, chart etc.)
    Synonyms: Erklärung, Zeichenerklärung, Bildunterschrift

Declension

Declension of Legende [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Legende die Legenden
genitive einer der Legende der Legenden
dative einer der Legende den Legenden
accusative eine die Legende die Legenden

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Legende”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

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