Science-Fiction

See also: science fiction, science-fiction, Science-fiction, and Sciencefiction

German

Alternative forms

• Sciencefiction (less common)
• Science-fiction, Science fiction, Science Fiction (all now nonstandard)

Etymology

Borrowed from English science fiction.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsaɪ̯.ənsˈfɪk.(t)ʃən/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Science-Fiction f (genitive Science-Fiction, no plural)

1. science fiction

   Synonym: (occasionally for “theoretical technology”, almost never for the artistic genre) Wissenschaftsfiktion

Declension

Declension of Science-Fiction [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Science-Fiction
genitive	einer	der	Science-Fiction
dative	einer	der	Science-Fiction
accusative	eine	die	Science-Fiction

Derived terms

• Science-Fiction-Buch
• Science-Fiction-Literatur

Further reading

• “Science-Fiction”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Science-Fiction” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Science-Fiction” in Duden online