Beleg

See also: beleg

German

Etymology

From belegen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bəˈleːk/
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  • Hyphenation: Be‧leg

Noun

Beleg m (genitive Belegs or Beleges, plural Belege)

  1. (countable) evidence; piece of evidence (particularly in the context of science)
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 30/2010, page 62:
      Die Turbulenzen am Kakaomarkt sind nur der jüngste Beleg dafür, dass wieder spekuliert wird, dass die internationalen Finanzmärkte die Agrarrohstoffe erneut entdeckt haben.
      The turbulences on the cocoa market are only the most recent evidence that speculation is happening again, that the international financial markets have discovered anew the agricultural commodities.
  2. receipt; voucher; record
    Wir sammeln alle Belege für die Steuererklärung.
    We’re gathering all receipts for the tax return.
  3. reference

Declension
Declension of Beleg
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Beleg die Belege
genitive eines des Beleges,
Belegs		 der Belege
dative einem dem Beleg,
Belege1		 den Belegen
accusative einen den Beleg die Belege
1Now uncommon, see notes

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