Aspiration

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌaspiʁaˈtsi̯oːn/
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Noun

Aspiration f (genitive Aspiration, plural Aspirationen)

  1. aspiration (burst of air that follows the release of some consonants)
    Synonym: Behauchung
  2. (dated, figurative) aspiration (ardent wish or desire)
    • 1919, Karl Helfferich, Der Weltkrieg‎, volume I, Berlin: Ullstein & Co:
      Dieses Abkommen wurde in der internationalen Öffentlichkeit als ein Zusammenschluß Deutschlands und Englands gegen die russischen Aspirationen auf die Mandschurei aufgefaßt.
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Declension

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

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