Wohnung

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German wonunge, from Old High German wonunga, from Proto-West Germanic *wunungu, equivalent to wohnen +‎ -ung. Related to Dutch woning (“house, residence”), English woning (“dwelling-place”). More at woning.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvoːnʊŋ/
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Noun

Wohnung f (genitive Wohnung, plural Wohnungen)

  1. domicile; dwelling; lodging; abode; accommodation (any place someone lives in for a span of time longer than a holiday)
  2. (especially) flat; apartment (such a place when it occupies only part of a building)

Usage notes

  • Wohnung almost invariably refers to a flat when used of some specific place, as in unsere neue Wohnung (“our new flat”). When used more generally, without a particular place in mind, this association is less pronounced and Wohnung may be used as a broad term for any abode.

Declension

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

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Further reading

  • “Wohnung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Wohnung” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Wohnung” in Duden online
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