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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle High German wüestunge, wustunge.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvyːstʊŋ/
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  • Hyphenation: Wüs‧tung

Noun

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Wüstung f (genitive Wüstung, plural Wüstungen)

  1. abandoned village (settlement of which there are only traces left)
    Synonyms: Elende, Geisterstadt, Ödung

Declension

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Further reading

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