Beschilderung

German

Etymology

From beschildern +‎ -ung, further from be- +‎ Schilder +‎ -ung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈʃɪldəʁʊŋ/

Noun

Beschilderung f (genitive Beschilderung, plural Beschilderungen)

  1. signage (signs collectively)
  2. the act of adding signs (to a street, packaging, etc.)

Usage notes

  • The plural is fairly rare, but can be used for “different systems of signage”: Der Flughafen und der Bahnhof haben völlig unterschiedliche Beschilderungen. (“The airport and the train station have entirely different systems of signage.”) Relatedly, it can also mean “signs for different purposes”: Auf den Packungen sind verschiedenste Beschilderungen. (“There are all kinds of different signs on the packets.”)

Declension

Declension of Beschilderung [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Beschilderung die Beschilderungen
genitive einer der Beschilderung der Beschilderungen
dative einer der Beschilderung den Beschilderungen
accusative eine die Beschilderung die Beschilderungen

Synonyms

  • Ausschilderung (restricted to traffic)

Further reading

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