Erwägungsgrund

German

Etymology

Erwägung +‎ -s- +‎ Grund

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːɡʊŋsˌɡrʊnt/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈveːɡʊŋs-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Hyphenation: Er‧wä‧gungs‧grund

Noun

Erwägungsgrund m (strong, genitive Erwägungsgrundes or Erwägungsgrunds, plural Erwägungsgründe)

  1. (law) recital (a numbered division unit of reasoning written in front of a statute)

Declension