German word

Entdeckung

Pronunciation

IPA/ɛntˈdɛkʊŋ/

Meaning

  • feminine noundiscovery

Example

Ich habe eine Entdeckung gemacht.

I made a discovery.

Illustration for Entdeckung (discovery)

More examples

Die Entdeckung könnte neue Forschungsfragen aufwerfen.

The discovery could raise new research questions.

Core concept

A new piece of knowledge crosses the boundary from unknown to known.

Common phrases

  • eine Entdeckung machen

    make a discovery

  • neue Entdeckung

    new discovery

  • bahnbrechende Entdeckung

    groundbreaking discovery

Similar words

Fund: Something discovered accidentally, especially an object or physical trace.
Erkenntnis: A fresh insight formed through reasoning or research.
Erfindung: A newly designed tool, device, or system.
Aufdeckung: The exposure of facts or problems that had been kept hidden.

Definition in German

Eine Entdeckung bezeichnet das Erkennen oder Freilegen von etwas Neuem, das bisher verborgen oder unbekannt war.

Word origin

Entdeckung was formed by adding the noun ending -ung to entdecken, a verb built from ent- and the inherited verb decken, 'to cover'.

Usage tips

  • Entdeckung can refer either to the process of discovering something or to the thing discovered, so context determines which sense is intended.

Opposites

  • Verheimlichungconcealmentnoun
  • Geheimhaltungsecrecynoun

Related words

  • Entdeckerdiscoverernoun
  • entdeckbardiscoverableadjective
  • Wiederentdeckungrediscoverynoun

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