Abkürzung

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From abkürzen +‎ -ung. Cognate with Swabian Abkirrzung, Alemannic German Abchörzig, Luxembourgish Ofkierzung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌkʏʁtsʊŋ/
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Noun

Abkürzung f (genitive Abkürzung, plural Abkürzungen), used with für, less commonly von

  1. (Linguistics) abbreviation
    Synonyms: Kürzel, Kurzbezeichnung, Kurzform, Abbreviatur, Abbreviation
  2. shortcut
    Synonyms: Wegabkürzung, kürzerer Weg

Declension

Declension of Abkürzung
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Abkürzung die Abkürzungen
genitive einer der Abkürzung der Abkürzungen
dative einer der Abkürzung den Abkürzungen
accusative eine die Abkürzung die Abkürzungen

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