Rettung
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German rettunge, equivalent to retten + -ung.
Pronunciation
Noun
Rettung f (genitive Rettung, plural Rettungen)
- rescue
- (Austria) rescue service; emergency service
- Synonym: Rettungsdienst
- (Austria) ambulance
- Synonyms: Ambulanz, Krankenwagen, Rettungswagen, Sanitätswagen
Declension
Declension of Rettung
Derived terms
Related terms
- Retter
- Rettungsaktion f (“rescue operation”)
- Rettungsanker m (“sheet anchor”)
- Rettungsboje f (“rescue buoy”)
- Rettungsboot n (“lifeboat”)
- Rettungshubschrauber m, Rettungshelikopter m (“emergency rescue helicopter”)
- Rettungsinsel f (“liferaft”)
- Rettungsreifen m (“life belt, life buoy, rescue ring”)
- Rettungsring m (“life belt, life buoy, rescue ring”)
- Rettungsseil n (“lifeline, rescue rope”)
- Rettungsstation f (“first-aid station”)
- Rettungsstelle f (“first-aid station”)
- Rettungsunternehmen n (“rescue company”)
- Rettungswagen m (“ambulance”)
- Rettungsweg m (“escape route”)
- Rettungsweste f (“life jacket, life vest; buoyancy aid”)
- Rettungszeichen n (“escape sign”)
Further reading
- “Rettung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Rettung” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Rettung” in Duden online
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
Noun
Rettung f (plural Rettunge)