Publikum

== German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin pūblicum under influence of French public. First attested in the 18th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpuː.bli.kʊm/ IPA(key): /ˈpʊ.bli.kʊm/, /ˈpʊp.li.kʊm/ (common variant, at least in western Germany by far predominant) Hyphenation: Pu‧bli‧kum === Noun === Publikum n (strong, genitive Publikums, plural (rare) Publika) (collective) audience, those who see, hear, read some work or performance (crowd, viewership, readership etc.) Hyponyms: Zuschauerschaft, Hörerschaft, Leserschaft (slightly dated) members of the public who frequent some place, institution, establishment Hyponyms: Kundschaft, Gäste, Schaulustige ==== Usage notes ==== For “public” in the sense of “people in general, the open”, use Öffentlichkeit. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “Publikum”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Publikum” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Publikum” in Duden online Publikum on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de