Materie

See also: materie

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin materia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈteːʁiə/
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Noun

Materie f (genitive Materie, plural Materien)

  1. (physics) matter
  2. (chiefly singular with a definite article) subject matter, the practical realities and collected knowledge regarding the topic at hand
    sich in die Materie einarbeiten ― to familiarize oneself with the subject matter
  3. (philosophy) matter, material (as opposed to the form, or the immaterial)

Declension

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

Derived terms

Further reading

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