# der Koryphäe

der Koryphäe is a German noun meaning “coryphaeus”. Forms: des Koryphäen, die Koryphäen.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Koryphäen
- Plural: die Koryphäen

## In other languages

- Русский: корифей

## Noun

1. coryphaeus

## Noun

1. expert, luminary, genius, mastermind

## Examples

- Keine geringere Koryphäe als Isaac Newton wandte sich dieser Frage zu. — No less a luminary than Isaac Newton turned his attention to this question.
- Er ist eine Koryphäe in den Wirtschaftswissenschaften. — He is a great authority on economics.

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