Entschädigung
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German
Etymology
entschädigen + -ung
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔɛntˈʃɛːdɪɡʊŋ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ʔɛntˈʃeːdɪɡʊŋ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Ent‧schä‧di‧gung
Noun
Entschädigung f (genitive Entschädigung, plural Entschädigungen)
Declension
Declension of Entschädigung
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Entschädigung | die | Entschädigungen |
| genitive | einer | der | Entschädigung | der | Entschädigungen |
| dative | einer | der | Entschädigung | den | Entschädigungen |
| accusative | eine | die | Entschädigung | die | Entschädigungen |
Further reading
- “Entschädigung” in Duden online
- “Entschädigung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache