Umgebung

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German

Etymology

From umgeben +‎ -ung. Cognate with Dutch omgeving.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʊmˈɡeːbʊŋ/
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  • Hyphenation: Um‧ge‧bung

Noun

Umgebung f (genitive Umgebung, plural Umgebungen)

  1. environment (area around something), vicinity, surroundings
    Synonym: Umgegend
    In der Wildnis müssen Sie auf Ihre Umgebung achten.
    In the wild, you need to be aware of your surroundings.

Declension

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

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