roter Faden
German, noun/ˈʁoːtɐ ˈfaːdn̩/
roter Faden is a German masculine noun meaning “thread, common thread, golden thread, central theme, throughline” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does roter Faden mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethread, common thread, golden thread, central theme, throughline
- 2
masculineclear structure
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. Unter einem „roten Faden“ versteht man eine Spur, einen Weg oder auch eine Richtlinie. Etwas zieht sich wie ein roter Faden durch etwas.
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 roter Faden
- der rote Faden definite nominative
- roten Fadens genitive
- rote Fäden plural
- die roten Fäden definite plural
- roter Fäden genitive plural strong
- rotem Faden dative singular strong
- roten Fäden dative plural strong
- roten Faden accusative singular strong
- rote Faden nominative singular weak
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce roter Faden?
- /ˈʁoːtɐ ˈfaːdn̩/
- [ˈʁoːtɐ ˈfaːdn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to roter Faden
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.