Handlung
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German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
Handlung f (genitive Handlung, plural Handlungen)
- plot (e.g. of a play)
- deed (result of an act)
- action, act
- 1990, “Zwei-plus-Vier-Vertrag”, in Bundesgesetzblatt, part 2, page 1320:
- Nach der Verfassung des vereinten Deutschland sind Handlungen, die geeignet sind und in der Absicht vorgenommen werden, das friedliche Zusammenleben der Völker zu stören, insbesondere die Führung eines Angriffskrieges vorzubereiten, verfassungswidrig und strafbar.
- According to the constitution of the united Germany, acts tending to and undertaken with the intent to disturb the peaceful relations between nations, especially to prepare for aggressive war, are unconstitutional and a punishable offence.
- store, shop
Declension
Declension of Handlung
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Handlung | die | Handlungen |
| genitive | einer | der | Handlung | der | Handlungen |
| dative | einer | der | Handlung | den | Handlungen |
| accusative | eine | die | Handlung | die | Handlungen |
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
- Handel
- Handlungsbevollmächtigter (“proxy, agent”)
- Handlungsgehilfe
Further reading
- “Handlung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Handlung” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Handlung” in Duden online
- “Handlung” in OpenThesaurus.de
Handlung on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From German Handlung, equivalent to handelen + -ung.
Pronunciation
Noun
Handlung f (plural Handlungen)