Berührung

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German

Etymology

berühren +‎ -ung

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈʁyːʁʊŋ/
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Noun

Berührung f (genitive Berührung, plural Berührungen)

  1. touch, contact (an act of touching physically)
    • 1932, Erich Mühsam, Die Befreiung der Gesellschaft vom Staat, in: Erich Mühsam: Prosaschriften II, Verlag europäische ideen Berlin (1978), page 276:
      Nur noch der Bauer hat diese innige Berührung mit dem Lande, die es zu einem Stück seiner selbst macht, wie er sich als Bestandteil des von ihm beackerten Grundes empfindet.
      Only the farmer still has this intimate contact with the land, which makes it a piece of his own, like he feels himself as an integral part of the ground that is plowed by him.

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