Polyglot Dictionary

zeitgenössisch

/ˈtsaɪ̯tɡənœsɪʃ/

adjective C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. contemporary

    • Das Museum zeigt zeitgenössische Kunst.

      The museum shows contemporary art.

Similar words

zeitgemäß

zeitgemäß is more about being up-to-date or modern-fitting; zeitgenössisch is more about existing in the same time period, like contemporary art.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

contemporáneo

contemporáneo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "contemporary."

Portuguese

contemporâneo

contemporâneo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "contemporary."

Practice

1 What does zeitgenössisch mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches zeitgenössisch?

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