Erlösung
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German erlœsunge, from Old High German irlōsunga. Analyzable as erlösen (“to deliver”) + -ung.
Pronunciation
Noun
Erlösung f (genitive Erlösung, plural Erlösungen)
- deliverance; liberation
- (Christianity) deliverance; redemption; salvation (liberation from sin, its destructive power and its punishment)
Declension
Declension of Erlösung
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Erlösung | die | Erlösungen |
| genitive | einer | der | Erlösung | der | Erlösungen |
| dative | einer | der | Erlösung | den | Erlösungen |
| accusative | eine | die | Erlösung | die | Erlösungen |
Further reading
- “Erlösung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Erlösung” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Erlösung” in Duden online
Erlösung on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
