Konnotation

See also: konnotation

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin connotātiō, from Latin connotō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔnotaˈt͡si̯oːn/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Kon‧no‧ta‧tion

Noun

Konnotation f (genitive Konnotation, plural Konnotationen)

1. (semantics) connotation (suggested or implied meaning)
2. (logic) connotation (aggregate of attributes connoted by a term)

Declension

Declension of Konnotation [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Konnotation	die	Konnotationen
genitive	einer	der	Konnotation	der	Konnotationen
dative	einer	der	Konnotation	den	Konnotationen
accusative	eine	die	Konnotation	die	Konnotationen

Synonyms

• Beiklang
• Nebenbedeutung
• Nebensinn

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “both senses”): Denotation

Related terms

• konnotieren

Further reading

• “Konnotation”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Konnotation” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Konnotation” in Duden online