Fragment

See also: fragment

German

Etymology

16th century, learned borrowing from Latin fragmentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fraɡˈmɛnt/, [fʁakˈmɛnt], [fʁaˈɡmɛnt], (northern also) [fʁaχˈmɛnt]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Fragment n (strong, genitive Fragments or Fragmentes, plural Fragmente)

1. fragment

   Synonym: Bruchstück

Declension

Declension of Fragment [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Fragment	die	Fragmente
genitive	eines	des	Fragments, Fragmentes	der	Fragmente
dative	einem	dem	Fragment, Fragmente1	den	Fragmenten
accusative	ein	das	Fragment	die	Fragmente

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• fragmentarisch
• fragmentieren

Further reading

• “Fragment” in Duden online
• “Fragment” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache