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legasthen

German, adjective/ˌleɡasˈten/

legasthen is a German adjective meaning “dyslexic, dyslectic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “an Legasthenie leidend”.

What does legasthen mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    dyslexic, dyslectic

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. an Legasthenie leidend

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 legasthen

  • legasthener masculine nominative singular
  • legasthene feminine nominative singular
  • legasthenes neuter nominative singular
  • legasthenen genitive masculine singular
  • legasthenem dative masculine singular
  • der legasthene definite includes-article masculine
  • die legasthene definite feminine includes-article
  • das legasthene definite includes-article neuter
  • die legasthenen definite includes-article nominative
  • des legasthenen definite genitive includes-article
  • der legasthenen definite feminine genitive
  • dem legasthenen dative definite includes-article
  • den legasthenen dative definite includes-article

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce legasthen?

  • /ˌleɡasˈten/
  • [leɡasˈteːn]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to legasthen

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.