Meldung

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German

 Meldung on German Wikipedia

Etymology

melden +‎ -ung, cognate with Dutch melding, Icelandic melding, Norwegian Bokmål melding, and Norwegian Nynorsk melding.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛldʊŋ/
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  • Hyphenation: Mel‧dung

Noun

Meldung f (genitive Meldung, plural Meldungen)

  1. report, notification
  2. report, news item
  3. a volunteering, an answer (to an advertisement etc.)
  4. the act of putting up one's hand (e.g. in school)
  5. (military) the act of announcing (oneself or a lined-up unit) to a superior; reporting for duty
    Machen Sie erstmal anständige Meldung, Gefreiter!
    –Jawohl! Gefreiter Weber, 3. Zug, wie befohlen angetreten.
    Report for duty properly first, private!
    –Yes, sir! Private Weber, 3rd Platoon, reporting as ordered.

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Derived terms

Further reading

  • Meldung” in Duden online
  • Meldung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From melden +‎ -ung.

Pronunciation

Noun

Meldung f (plural Meldungen)

  1. announcement, notification