Lesung

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German

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Etymology

Cognate with English leasing (“gathering”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Lesung f (genitive Lesung, plural Lesungen)

  1. reading (incl. poetry, prose, legislative, and liturgical)
  2. (liturgy) reading, lection, lesson

Declension

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

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Further reading

  • “Lesung” in Duden online
  • “Lesung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Malay

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Lesung and alu (Mortar and pestle).

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lesuŋ (“rice mortar”). Cognate with Tagalog lusong.

Pronunciation

Noun

Lesung (Jawi spelling لسوڠ, plural Lesung-Lesung, informal 1st possessive Lesungku, 2nd possessive Lesungmu, 3rd possessive Lesungnya)

  1. mortar

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