Legende

See also: legende, légende, and légendé

German

Etymology

From Middle High German legende (“story of a saint”). Derived from Late Latin legenda.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /leˈɡɛn.də/
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Rhymes: -ɛndə

Noun

Legende f (genitive Legende, plural Legenden)

legend
key, explanation

Declension

Declension of Legende [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Legende	die	Legenden
genitive	einer	der	Legende	der	Legenden
dative	einer	der	Legende	den	Legenden
accusative	eine	die	Legende	die	Legenden

Derived terms

legendär

References

Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Legende”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

Legende on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
“Legende” in Duden online
“Legende” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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