Reflektion
See also: reflektion
German
3. Reflektion
Etymology
From reflektieren, by analogy with words ending in -tion like Selektion, Aktion, Konvektion, etc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /reˌflɛkˈtsi̯oːn/, /rəˌflɛkˈtsi̯oːn/
- Hyphenation: Re‧flek‧tion
Noun
Reflektion f (genitive Reflektion, plural Reflektionen)
- reflection (act of reflecting; thinking)
- (programming, object-oriented programming) reflection
- (optics) reflection (the state of being reflected)
Usage notes
This word is not covered by the official orthography of Germany and Luxemburg, which only knows Reflexion, but is the only word used in spoken German.
Declension
Declension of Reflektion
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Reflektion | die | Reflektionen |
| genitive | einer | der | Reflektion | der | Reflektionen |
| dative | einer | der | Reflektion | den | Reflektionen |
| accusative | eine | die | Reflektion | die | Reflektionen |
Synonyms
- Reflexion