Lösung

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German lœsunge, lōsunge, from Old High German lōsunga (“redemption, payment, ransom, fraud, deception”), from Proto-West Germanic *lausungu, from Proto-Germanic *lausungō, equivalent to lösen +‎ -ung. Cognate with English leasing, Icelandic lausung. Compare also Dutch oplossing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈløːzʊŋ/
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Noun

Lösung f (genitive Lösung, plural Lösungen)

  1. solution (answer to a riddle or problem)
  2. solution (solvent + solute; action of dissolving)
  3. cancellation
  4. breaking away

Declension

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

Hyponyms

Hyponyms of def 1 (answer to a problem)
Hyponyms of def 2 (solvent + solute)

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