Lektion

See also: lektion

German

Etymology

From Middle High German lectiōn (13th c.), relatinized form of older lecze, letze, from Old High German lekza (9th c.), a borrowing from Latin lēctiō. Compare Dutch les, Swedish läxa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛkˈtsjoːn/
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Noun

Lektion f (genitive Lektion, plural Lektionen)

  1. (education) lesson (chapter of a textbook, section into which a course is divided)
    Unser Französischbuch hat zwölf Lektionen.
    There are twelve lessons in our French book.
  2. (Switzerland, otherwise archaic) synonym of Unterrichtsstunde, Schulstunde (“lesson as a temporal unit of learning”)
  3. (figurative) lesson, something one has learnt in life
    seine Lektion gelernt haben ― to have learnt one’s lesson
    eine Lektion erteilen ― to teach a lesson, punish
  4. (religion, archaic) synonym of Lesung (“reading, Bible reading”)

Declension

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

Further reading

  • “Lektion” in Duden online
  • “Lektion” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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