Dichtung

German

Etymology

dichten +‎ -ung, with the "poetry" sense invoking the "to compose" sense, and the "seal" sense the "to caulk, seal" sense.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɪçtʊŋ/
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Noun

Dichtung f (genitive Dichtung, plural Dichtungen)

  1. poetry
  2. seal, gasket (something designed to prevent liquids or gasses from leaking through a joint)

Declension

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

Hyponyms

poetry
gasket
poetry
  • Dichtungsart
  • Dichtungskunst
gasket

Further reading

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