Algorithmus

See also: algorithmus

German

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic ال (al-)

Old Persian *𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼- (*u-v-a-r-)

Old Persian *𐏀𐎷𐎡- (*z-mi-i-)

Old Persian 𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼𐏀𐎷𐎡𐎹 (u-v-a-r-z-mi-i-y)der.

Old Persian 𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼𐏀𐎷𐎡𐏁 (u-v-a-r-z-mi-i-š /⁠ʰUvārazmiš⁠/)

Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭥𐭦𐭬 (ḥʿʿzm /⁠Xwārazm⁠⁠/)

Classical Persian خْوَارَزْم (xwārazm)bor.

Arabic خَوَارِزْم (ḵawārizm)

Proto-Afroasiatic

Proto-Semitic

Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)

Arabic خَوَارِزْمِيّ (ḵawārizmiyy)

Arabic الخَوَارِزْمِيّ (al-ḵawārizmiyy)bor.

Medieval Latin algorismusbor.

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Ancient Greek ἀριθμός (arithmós)influ.

German Algorithmus

Borrowed from Medieval Latin algorismus, influenced by Ancient Greek ἀριθμός (arithmós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌalɡoˈʀɪtmʊs]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

Algorithmus m (strong, genitive Algorithmus, plural Algorithmen)

1. algorithm (well-defined procedure)

Declension

Declension of Algorithmus [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Algorithmus	die	Algorithmen
genitive	eines	des	Algorithmus	der	Algorithmen
dative	einem	dem	Algorithmus	den	Algorithmen
accusative	einen	den	Algorithmus	die	Algorithmen

Hypernyms

• Berechnungsverfahren, Rechenverfahren

Related terms

• Ameisenalgorithmus
• Approximationsalgorithmus
• Berechnungsalgorithmus
• Computeralgorithmus
• Euklidischer Algorithmus
• Rechenalgorithmus
• Sortieralgorithmus
• Steueralgorithmus
• Suchalgorithmus
• Verschlüsselungsalgorithmus

Further reading

• “Algorithmus”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Algorithmus” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Algorithmus” in Duden online
• Algorithmus on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de