Information

See also: information

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin informatio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪnfɔʁmaˈtsjoːn/, [ˌʔɪnfɔɐ̯maˈtsjoːn]

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• Hyphenation: In‧for‧ma‧ti‧on

Noun

Information f (genitive Information, plural Informationen, diminutive Informatiönchen n)

1. (countable) a piece of information; (in the plural) information, intelligence (things to be known about a topic)

   Wir brauchen mehr Informationen über den Fall.

   We need more information about the case.

2. (uncountable) information (the act of informing or the state of being informed)

   die Information der Öffentlichkeit ― the information of the public

   nach unserer Information ― according to our information

3. (countable) information desk

   Fragen Sie mal an der Information nach.

   Please ask at the information desk.

Declension

Declension of Information [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Information	die	Informationen
genitive	einer	der	Information	der	Informationen
dative	einer	der	Information	den	Informationen
accusative	eine	die	Information	die	Informationen

Derived terms

• Desinformation
• Fehlinformation
• Info
• Informationstechnik

Related terms

• Informatik
• informieren

Further reading

• “Information” in Duden online
• “Information” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache