Website

See also: website, web site, web-site, and Web site

English

Etymology

1990s on, as a variant of website.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɛbˌsaɪt/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Noun

Website (plural Websites)

1. (dated, rare) Alternative letter-case form of website.
   • 1999 June, “Unesco steps up fight against Internet paedophiles”, in BBC News:

     A "watchtower" Website, keeping track of paedophile groups around the world, is expected to be up and running next year. The campaign will also liaise with law enforcement agencies around the world and share information on suspected Internet paedophiles.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English website.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (most common) /ˈvɛpsaɪ̯t/, (approximating the English pronunciation) [ˈwɛpsa͜it], [ˈwɛbsa͜id], [ˈwɛpsa͜id]

  • Audio; [ˈwɛpsa͜id]:

    (file)

  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)); [ˈvɛpˌsaɪ̯t]:

    (file)

• Hyphenation: Web‧site

Noun

Website f (genitive Website, plural Websites)

1. website

   Synonyms: Webpräsenz, (colloquial) Webseite

Declension

Declension of Website [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Website	die	Websites
genitive	einer	der	Website	der	Websites
dative	einer	der	Website	den	Websites
accusative	eine	die	Website	die	Websites

Further reading

• “Website” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Website” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Website” in Duden online
• Website on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de