Entgleisung
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German
Etymology
entgleisen (“to derail”) + -ung
Pronunciation
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Noun
Entgleisung f (genitive Entgleisung, plural Entgleisungen)
- (rail transport) derailment
- (figuratively) gaffe, slip, lapse, blunder
- Synonyms: Fehltritt, Lapsus, Taktlosigkeit
- verbale Entgleisung ― verbal misconduct
Declension
Declension of Entgleisung
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Entgleisung | die | Entgleisungen |
| genitive | einer | der | Entgleisung | der | Entgleisungen |
| dative | einer | der | Entgleisung | den | Entgleisungen |
| accusative | eine | die | Entgleisung | die | Entgleisungen |
Further reading
- “Entgleisung” in Duden online
- “Entgleisung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Entgleisung on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
