Inhalts

Inhalts is a German term that typically does not stand alone as a common dictionary entry but rather appears as a stem in compounds related to the idea of content. The root noun is Inhalt, meaning content, substance, or matter. Inhalte is the plural form, and des Inhalts is the genitive singular form. The form Inhalts, when seen by itself, mostly occurs as part of longer compound words rather than as an independent word.

In everyday usage, Inhalts- functions as a bound morpheme that attaches to other words to create terms that describe the contents or components of something. Common examples are Inhaltsverzeichnis (table of contents), Inhaltsangabe (summary of contents), and Inhaltsstoffe (ingredients). In these compounds, Inhalts signals that the following concept concerns what is contained or comprised.

Usage and sense

- Inhaltsverzeichnis refers to the list of chapters or sections in a book or document.

- Inhaltsangabe provides a concise description of the content of a text.

- Inhaltsstoffe denotes the substances or ingredients contained in a product.

These terms reflect how German compounds often form precise labels for parts, summaries, or components.

Notes

- In English, the corresponding translations are typically table of contents, summary of contents, and ingredients.

- The standalone word Inhalts is not commonly used outside of these compound forms; the independent noun for content is Inhalt, with inflected forms like des Inhalts for genitive usage.