Reflexion
German
Alternative forms
- Reflektion (proscribed, misspelling)
Etymology
Borrowed from French réflexion.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /reflɛkˈsi̯oːn/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Re‧fle‧xi‧on
Noun
Reflexion f (genitive Reflexion, plural Reflexionen)
- reflection (act of reflecting; thinking)
- Synonym: Introspektion
- (optics) reflection (the state of being reflected)
- Synonym: Widerspiegelung
- (object-oriented programming) reflection
Usage notes
In the spoken language, the form Reflektion is more common, but it is incorrect according to the official orthographic norm.
Declension
Declension of Reflexion [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Reflexion | die | Reflexionen |
| genitive | einer | der | Reflexion | der | Reflexionen |
| dative | einer | der | Reflexion | den | Reflexionen |
| accusative | eine | die | Reflexion | die | Reflexionen |
Further reading
- “Reflexion” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Reflexion” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Reflexion” in Duden online
- Reflexion on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de