Relikt
German, noun/ʁeˈlɪkt/
Relikt is spelled R-E-L-I-K-T (6 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written German, the 31,999th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Relikt is a German neuter noun meaning “relic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Überbleibsel aus einer vergangenen Zeit”.
What does Relikt mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterrelic
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Überbleibsel aus einer vergangenen Zeit 2. Überbleibsel aus einem früheren Zustand einer Sprache
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 Relikt
- Reliktes genitive
- Relikts genitive
- Relikte plural
- Relikten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Relikt?
- /ʁeˈlɪkt/
- [ʁeˈlɪkt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Relikt
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Relikt in German?
Relikt appears 1.3 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).