Firmung

German

Etymology

Middle High German firmunge, by surface analysis, firmen +‎ -ung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪʁmʊŋ/
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Noun

Firmung f (genitive Firmung, plural Firmungen)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) confirmation (sacrament)
    Synonym: Firmsakrament
    Coordinate term: Konfirmation
    • 1916, Gustav Meyrink, “Die vier Mondbrüder”, in Fledermäuse‎[1]:
      Da ich ein Findling war, nahm mich bei meiner Firmung mein Pate, der alte Klostergärtner, an Kindes Statt an, und seitdem führe ich rechtmäßig den Namen Meyrink.
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Usage notes

  • The Protestant ceremony of sealing equally known in English as “confirmation” is called Konfirmation in German.

Declension

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

Hypernyms

Further reading

  • “Firmung” in Duden online
  • “Firmung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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