Log

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lɔk/
  • Homophones: lock, Lok

Etymology 1

18th century, borrowed from English log.

Noun

Log n (strong, genitive Logs, plural (all rare) Loge or Logge or Loggen)

  1. (nautical, historical) log (device for measuring a ship's speed)
Usage notes
  • The plural should be spelt Loge according to Duden (based on the principle that final consonants are not normally doubled in German inflections), but the spelling Logge appears at least equally justified (by analogy with the related terms with gg and in order to avoid confusion with Loge (“lodge, box”)). Neither of these seems common, however. If the plural must needs be expressed, the most sensible may be to use Loggen (principally plural of the variant Logge f).
Declension
Declension of Log [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Log die Loge, Logge, Loggen
genitive eines des Logs der Loge, Logge, Loggen
dative einem dem Log den Logen, Loggen
accusative ein das Log die Loge, Logge, Loggen
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Recent, independent borrowing from English log.

Noun

Log m or n (strong, genitive Logs, plural Logs)

  1. (computing) log
Declension
Declension of Log [masculine // neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der, das Log die Logs
genitive eines des Logs der Logs
dative einem dem Log den Logs
accusative einen, ein den, das Log die Logs
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