Senkung

German edit

Etymology edit

senken (“to lower”) +‎ -ung (“-ing”)

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈzɛŋkʊŋ/, [ˈzɛŋkʰʊŋ]
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Noun edit

Senkung f (genitive Senkung, plural Senkungen)

dip, reduction, lowering, drop, fall, descent
(medicine) prolapse
(geology) crustal shortening
(linguistics) backing
(poetry) thesis

Declension edit

Declension of Senkung [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Senkung	die	Senkungen
genitive	einer	der	Senkung	der	Senkungen
dative	einer	der	Senkung	den	Senkungen
accusative	eine	die	Senkung	die	Senkungen

Further reading edit

“Senkung” in Duden online

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