Erinnerung

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Etymology

erinnern +‎ -ung

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛɐˈʔɪnəʁʊŋ/, /ɛɐˈʁɪnəʁʊŋ/
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  • Hyphenation: Er‧in‧ne‧rung

Noun

Erinnerung f (genitive Erinnerung, plural Erinnerungen)

  1. memory (recall); remembrance
    Wenn mich meine Erinnerung nicht trügt...
    If my memory doesn’t fail me...
  2. reminder, something that reminds
    Nur als Erinnerung: Morgen früh um zehn ist der Sektempfang.
    Just as a reminder: The champagne reception is tomorrow morning at ten.
  3. memento, the objects wherewith the memory is supported
    Die Sachen in dieser Schublade sind alles Erinnerungen an meine Kindheit.
    The things in this drawer are all mementoes of my childhood.
  4. (Germany) a kind of legal recourse in civil procedure

Declension

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

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