Kardinal
German, noun[ˌkaʁdiˈnaːl]
Kardinal is a German masculine noun meaning “cardinal (official in Catholic Church)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “vom Papst verliehener religiöser Titel, der zur Papstwahl berechtigt”.
What does Kardinal mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecardinal (official in Catholic Church)
- 2
masculinecardinal, cardinalid (bird in the family Cardinalidae)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. vom Papst verliehener religiöser Titel, der zur Papstwahl berechtigt 2. Vertreter einer nur in Amerika heimischen Vogelfamilie 3. ein Schmetterling aus der Familie der Edelfalter
adjective: 1. wichtigst, den entscheidenden Punkt einer Sache betreffend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kardinal
- Kardinals genitive
- Kardinäle plural
- Kardinälen dative definite plural
- Kardinälin feminine
- kardinaler positive nominative strong
- kardinale positive nominative strong
- kardinales positive nominative strong
- kardinalen positive genitive strong
- kardinalem positive dative strong
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kardinal?
- [ˌkaʁdiˈnaːl]
- [kaʁdiˈnaːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kardinal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kardinal in German?
Kardinal appears 8.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).