Literatur

== German == === Alternative forms === Lit. (abbreviation) Litteratur (obsolete, until ca. 1900) === Etymology === 16th century, borrowed from Latin litterātūra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lɪtəraˈtuːr/, [ˌlɪ.tə.ʁaˈtu(ː)ɐ̯] Hyphenation: Li‧te‧ra‧tur === Noun === Literatur f (genitive Literatur, plural Literaturen) literature (written works collectively, often about a certain topic, in a certain language etc.) Synonym: Schrifttum semantic narrowings in various contexts the works consulted by an author, especially a scientist, as resources for a given text Literaturverzeichnis ― list of references, bibliography written fiction and poetry, especially that deemed of high cultural value Synonyms: schöngeistige Literatur, Belletristik Literaturgeschichte ― history of literature ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “Literatur”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Literatur” in Duden online “Literatur”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008– “Literatur” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon