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German
Etymology
Borrowed from French prévention, from Late Late Latin praeventio, praeventionem, from Latin praeventus, from praevenio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʁɛvɛnˈt͡si̯oːn/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /pʁeː-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Prä‧ven‧tion
Noun
Prävention f (genitive Prävention, plural Präventionen)
- prevention (the act of preventing or hindering)
- Synonym: Vorbeugung
Declension
Declension of Prävention
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Prävention | die | Präventionen |
| genitive | einer | der | Prävention | der | Präventionen |
| dative | einer | der | Prävention | den | Präventionen |
| accusative | eine | die | Prävention | die | Präventionen |
Related terms
Further reading
- “Prävention” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Prävention” in Duden online