Senkung

German

Etymology

From senken (“to lower”) +‎ -ung (“-ing”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛŋkʊŋ/, [ˈzɛŋkʰʊŋ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Sen‧kung

Noun

Senkung f (genitive Senkung, plural Senkungen)

  1. dip, reduction, lowering, drop, fall, descent
  2. (medicine) prolapse
  3. (geology) crustal shortening
  4. (linguistics) backing
  5. (poetry) thesis

Declension

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

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Further reading

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