Diskurs

/dɪsˈkʊʁs/

der noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
Diskurse

Meaning

  1. discourse

    • Der gesellschaftliche Diskurs über Klimawandel wird intensiver.

      The social discourse on climate change is intensifying.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Predigt

Close, figuratively — a sermon is a type of discourse.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

pregação

Close, figuratively — discourse relates to preaching.

Practice

1 What does Diskurs mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der gesellschaftliche ___ über Klimawandel wird intensiver.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Diskurs?

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