Verlängerung
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German
Etymology
verlängern + -ung
Pronunciation
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Noun
Verlängerung f (genitive Verlängerung, plural Verlängerungen)
- prolongation; lengthening (process of making something longer, in space or duration)
- lengthening (process of becoming longer, in space or duration)
- (sports, soccer) extra time, overtime
- Synonym: (only in Anglo-Saxon sports like basketball) Overtime
Usage notes
- Not used of the lengthening of a vowel. For that see Längung.
Declension
Declension of Verlängerung
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Verlängerung | die | Verlängerungen |
| genitive | einer | der | Verlängerung | der | Verlängerungen |
| dative | einer | der | Verlängerung | den | Verlängerungen |
| accusative | eine | die | Verlängerung | die | Verlängerungen |
See also
Further reading
- “Verlängerung” in Duden online
- “Verlängerung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache