Verkleinerung
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German
Etymology
verkleinern + -ung
Pronunciation
Noun
Verkleinerung f (genitive Verkleinerung, plural Verkleinerungen)
- downsize, to make smaller, opposite of enlargement
- reduction
- diminutive
- shrinkage
Declension
Declension of Verkleinerung
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Verkleinerung | die | Verkleinerungen |
| genitive | einer | der | Verkleinerung | der | Verkleinerungen |
| dative | einer | der | Verkleinerung | den | Verkleinerungen |
| accusative | eine | die | Verkleinerung | die | Verkleinerungen |
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Further reading
- “Verkleinerung” in Duden online