Blähung

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

Blähung f (genitive Blähung, plural Blähungen)

  1. bulge, inflation
  2. flatulence

Usage notes

This word is most often used in the plural.

Declension

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

Further reading

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