noun
der Eintrag, ¨-e
entry
Eine kurze Notiz oder Information, die in einer Liste, einem Buch oder einem Computerprogramm gespeichert wird.
Meaning (in English)
Eintrag most commonly means:
- entry (a written or recorded item in a list, book, database, diary, register)
- registration / enrolment (the act or result of being entered into an official record)
Depending on context, it can refer to:
- a dictionary entry (Wörterbucheintrag)
- a calendar/diary entry (Kalendereintrag / Tagebucheintrag)
- an entry in a file/database (Datenbankeintrag)
- an official record / notation (e.g., in a police record or credit record: Eintrag im Führungszeugnis, Schufa-Eintrag)
Word parts
- ein- = in, into
- tragen (root related to “to carry,” but in compounds like eintragen it means “to enter/record”)
- Eintrag is the noun derived from the verb eintragen = to enter / to record / to register.
German synonyms
(Choice depends on meaning)
- For “entry” (written/recorded item): Eintragung, Vermerk, Notiz, Eingabe, Datensatz (database record)
- For “registration”: Anmeldung, Registrierung, Einschreibung (enrolment)
German antonyms
(Only in certain contexts)
- For “registration/entry into a register”: Löschung, Streichung, Austragung (removal from a register)
- For a written note/record: Tilgung (erasure), Entfernung (removal)
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Examples
Der Eintrag im Lexikon ist sehr detailliert.noun
The entry in the lexicon is very detailed.
Ein Eintrag im Wörterbuch erklärt die Bedeutung eines Wortes.noun
An entry in the dictionary explains the meaning of a word.
Jeder Eintrag in diesem Buch ist wichtig.noun
Every entry in this book is important.
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