German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German blæjunge. By surface analysis, blähen +‎ -ung.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɛːʊŋ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈbleːʊŋ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Hyphenation: Blä‧hung
  • (file)

Noun edit

Blähung f (genitive Blähung, plural Blähungen)

  1. bulge, inflation
  2. flatulence

Usage notes edit

This word is most often used in the plural.

Declension edit

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

  • Blähung” in Duden online
  • Blähung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache