Patent

See also: patent

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin patēns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈtɛnt/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

Patent n (strong, genitive Patentes or Patents, plural Patente)

1. patent
2. (Switzerland) license

Declension

Declension of Patent [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Patent	die	Patente
genitive	eines	des	Patentes, Patents	der	Patente
dative	einem	dem	Patent, Patente1	den	Patenten
accusative	ein	das	Patent	die	Patente

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• patentieren
• Patentlösung
• Patentrezept

Further reading

• “Patent” in Duden online
• “Patent”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)

Hunsrik

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese patente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰaˈtɛnt/, /paˈtɛnt/
• Rhymes: -ɛnt
• Syllabification: Pa‧tent

Noun

Patent f (plural Patente)

1. bathroom

   Synonyms: Baat, Baatezimmer

2. toilet (fixture)

   Synonyms: Klo, Vaso

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑˈtænt/

Noun

Patent n (plural Patenter)

1. patent

Synonyms

• Brevet