Feminine
Lektion
Meaning
- (feminine) lesson (chapter of a textbook, section into which a course is divided)
- (Switzerland, feminine) synonym of Unterrichtsstunde, Schulstunde (“lesson as a temporal unit of learning”)
- (feminine, figuratively) lesson, something one has learnt in life
- (archaic, feminine) synonym of Lesung (“reading, Bible reading”)
Concepts
Synonyms
Lehraufgabe
Unterrichtseinheit
Abkanzelung
Lehrstunde
Maßregelung
Strafpredigt
Lehrstoff
Abschreckungsmittel
bittere Erfahrung
warnendes Beispiel
Lesestück
Unterweisung
Translations
Frequency
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German lectiōn (13th c.), relatinized form of older lecze, letze, from Old High German lekza (9th c.), a borrowing from Latin lēctiō. Compare Dutch les, Swedish läxa.
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