German edit

Etymology edit

verspäten +‎ -ung

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈʃpɛːtʊŋ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈʃpeːtʊŋ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: Ver‧spä‧tung

Noun edit

Verspätung f (genitive Verspätung, plural Verspätungen)

  1. delay, lateness, late arrival

Declension edit

Further reading edit