Verschwendung
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German
Etymology
verschwenden (“to squander”) + -ung (“-ing”)
Pronunciation
Noun
Verschwendung f (genitive Verschwendung, plural Verschwendungen)
- (action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use) waste
- Synonym: Vergeudung
Declension
Declension of Verschwendung
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Verschwendung | die | Verschwendungen |
| genitive | einer | der | Verschwendung | der | Verschwendungen |
| dative | einer | der | Verschwendung | den | Verschwendungen |
| accusative | eine | die | Verschwendung | die | Verschwendungen |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Verschwendung” in Duden online
- “Verschwendung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache