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German
Etymology
erwägen + -ung
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːɡʊŋ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈveːɡʊŋ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- Hyphenation: Er‧wä‧gung
Noun
Erwägung f (genitive Erwägung, plural Erwägungen)
- consideration
etwas in Erwägung ziehen- to take something into consideration
Declension
Further reading
- “Erwägung” in Duden online
- “Erwägung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache