Brennpunkt
See also: brennpunkt
German
Etymology
brennen + Punkt
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbʁɛnˌpʊŋkt/
Audio (file) Audio (Austria) (file) - Hyphenation: Brenn‧punkt
Noun
Brennpunkt m (strong, genitive Brennpunkts, plural Brennpunkte)
- (optics) focus, focal point (point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge)
- Synonym: Fokus
- (mathematics) focus (point of a conic at which rays reflected from a curve or surface converge)
- (figurative) focus
- Synonym: Blickpunkt
Declension
Declension of Brennpunkt [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Brennpunkt | die | Brennpunkte |
| genitive | eines | des | Brennpunkts | der | Brennpunkte |
| dative | einem | dem | Brennpunkt | den | Brennpunkten |
| accusative | einen | den | Brennpunkt | die | Brennpunkte |
Further reading
- “Brennpunkt” in Duden online