Umfassung

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German

Etymology

From umfassen +‎ -ung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʊmˈfasʊŋ/
  • Hyphenation: Um‧fas‧sung

Noun

Umfassung f (genitive Umfassung, plural Umfassungen)

  1. edging, bordering, border, surround
  2. (military) envelopment, encirclement

Declension

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

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