noun#3,082 by frequency
das Lexikon
/ˈlɛksikɔn/
reference book
- genitive
- des Lexikons
- plural
- die Lexika
- built from
- Lex + Ikon
Meanings
- 1
reference book — a book, usually alphabetically ordered, in which definitions and facts can be looked up, such as an encyclopaedia, dictionary, etc.
- 2
lexicon — the vocabulary of a language, field, or individual personrare
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dasLexikon | dieLexika |
| accusative | dasLexikon | dieLexika |
| dative | demLexikon | denLexikan |
| genitive | desLexikons | derLexika |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.