"Emoji" is now a German word, as are "Darknet" and "Tablet." The official dictionary of the German language, the Duden, is getting an update, adding 5,000 new words taken from contemporary society.

The 27th edition of the Duden, the dictionary considered the ultimate arbiter of the German language is out and the book contains 5,000 new additions to the Deutsche vocabulary, reports the German ...

The Germans are famous for using long words used to describe hyper-specific, complex sentiments. For instance, the 26-letter word vergangenheitsbewaeltigung describes the inability to cope with the ...

Konrad Duden published his Vollständiges orthographisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache (“Complete Orthographic Dictionary of the German Language”) way back in 1880. That was a brilliant stroke of ...

Here’s another oh-so typical German compound word, which perfectly captures a feeling or situation you want to describe. A close synonym could be die Verschlechterung, meaning ‘worsening’ or a ‘change ...

Put two words together that seem like oxymorons and the result is something that makes sense. These German terms are both entertaining and paradoxical. The German language is famous for its compound ...

In an essay describing the loathing that Ted Cruz’s face seems to inspire, the neurologist Richard Cytowic resorts to the German colloquial expression Backpfeifengesicht. With the efficiency of one ...

Archive photo shows a sculpture of the ancient Greek goddess Aphrodite on display at the Haus der Kunst in Munich. Photo: DPA German speakers probably know more Greek than they think. Here's a run ...

The German language has lost its longest word. BBC News Magazine's Jon Kelly asks how lovers of plus-sized lexicography will cope. Sesquipedalians - lovers of long ...