Abschottung

German

Etymology

abschotten +‎ -ung

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Ab‧schot‧tung
  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌʃɔtʊŋ/, [ˈʔapˌʃɔtʰʊŋ]

Noun

Abschottung f (genitive Abschottung, plural Abschottungen)

  1. partition, bulkhead
  2. seclusion (of a person, a group, etc.)
  3. compartmentalisation (of a market)
  4. isolation (of oneself, the desired result of isolationism)
    nationale Abschottung ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    ethno-nationale Abschottung ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension

Declension of Abschottung [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Abschottung die Abschottungen
genitive einer der Abschottung der Abschottungen
dative einer der Abschottung den Abschottungen
accusative eine die Abschottung die Abschottungen

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