Lesesaal

German

Etymology

Lesen +‎ Saal. Compare Dutch leeszaal, Danish læsesal, Swedish läsesal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleːzəˌzaːl/
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  • Hyphenation: Le‧se‧saal

Noun

Lesesaal m (strong, genitive Lesesaales or Lesesaals, plural Lesesäle)

  1. reading room
    Synonym: Leseraum

Declension

Declension of Lesesaal [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Lesesaal die Lesesäle
genitive eines des Lesesaales, Lesesaals der Lesesäle
dative einem dem Lesesaal, Lesesaale1 den Lesesälen
accusative einen den Lesesaal die Lesesäle

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

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