Bildung

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German bildunge, from Old High German bildunga. By surface analysis, bilden +‎ -ung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪldʊŋ/
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Noun

Bildung f (genitive Bildung, plural Bildungen)

  1. cultivation, refinement, education, culture
    • 1960, Hans-George Gadamer, Wahrheit und Methode [Truth and Method], →ISBN, page 16:
      Bildung gehört jetzt aufs engste mit dem Begriff der Kultur zusammen und bezeichnet zunächst die eigentümlich menschliche Weise, seine natürlichen Anlagen und Vermögen auszubilden
      Now, Bildung is intimately associated with the idea of culture and designates primarily the properly human way of developing one's natural talents and capabilities.
  2. formation, creation
    Die Bildung des Staates wurde verpfuscht.
    The formation of the state was botched.

Declension

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

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German bildunge, from Old High German bildunga.

Noun

Bildung f (plural Bildungen)

  1. education
  2. culture
  3. formation, creation
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