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Zentrum

noun · /ˈt͡sɛntʁʊm/ ·
Etymology

From Late Middle High German zentrum (also zenter), from Latin centrum (“centre”), from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron, “centre of a circle, thorn”).

Translation

  1. center, centre; central point, the middle, e.g. of a circle literally, neuter, strong

    Das Feuer, das von einem Ostwind angefacht wurde, zerstörte das Zentrum der Stadt.

    The fire, driven by an east wind, destroyed the center of the city.

  2. center source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  3. center source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  4. pivot; fulcrum; nexus source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en
  5. center, centre; focus, core, the main point neuter, strong

    im Zentrum der Aufmerksamkeit

    at the center of attention

  6. center, centre; a place (or group of people) that dominates and influences its surroundings, e.g. a capital neuter, strong
  7. center, centre; a place set aside for some function or activity neuter, strong

    Jugendzentrum

    youth center

  8. center, centre; the moderate political parties, the mainstream (see also the proper noun below) neuter, strong
  9. center, centre; the centre of a group, ring, Lie algebra, etc. neuter, strong
  10. center, centre; the spaces d4, d5, e4, e5 on a chessboard neuter, strong

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Zentrum Zentren
Accusative Zentrum Zentren
Dative Zentrum Zentren
Genitive Zentrums Zentren

Zentrum

name · /ˈt͡sɛntʁʊm/ ·
Etymology

From Late Middle High German zentrum (also zenter), from Latin centrum (“centre”), from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron, “centre of a circle, thorn”).

Translation

  1. the Centre Party, a Catholic political party, chiefly in Imperial Germany and the Weimar Republic definite, proper-noun, strong, usually