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Learn German: Dictionaries
Lists of resources for learning the German language.
Online German Dictionaries
- Datenbank-Paket Duden This link opens in a new window
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German language dictionaries, style guides, spelling, and grammar, as well as specialized dictionaries for law, medicine, and economics.
- Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob Grimm und Wilhelm GrimmOpen, online edition of the DWB (1854-1971). Helpful for etymologies.
- WörterbuchnetzPortal to various historical German-language dictionaries and encyclopedias, including for Middle High German, regional language dictionaries & more.
- Collins German DictionaryFree online translation
- WordReference.com German dictionaryFree online dictionaries and language forums.
- dict.cc: English-German DictionaryUsers can suggest new translations and correct or confirm other users' suggestions.
Yiddish Dictionaries
Print German Dictionaries in UW Libraries
- Deutsches Wörterbuch (DWB; The German Dictionary; 1854–1961)First Floor Reference ; PF3625 .G7
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Considered the German-equivalent of the Oxford English Dictionary, the DWB is a good source for etymology.
The largest and newest dictionaries are in Reference; however, there are many more dictionaries in other locations that you can check out and take home. Search the UW Libraries catalog for more...
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There are also German dictionaries for other languages, and more specialized dictionaries. Examples:
- 外研社精编德汉汉德词典 = Handwörterbuch Deutsch-Chinesisch Chinesisch-DeutschUW Libraries Search, Subject: german language dictionaries chinese
- Langenscheidt Routledge German dictionary of business, commerce and finance : English-German/German-EnglishUW Libraries Search, Subject: business dictionaries german