Schiebung

German

Etymology

schieben (“to shift”) +‎ -ung (abstract noun suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃiːbʊŋ/
  • Hyphenation: Schie‧bung
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Schiebung f (genitive Schiebung, plural Schiebungen)

  1. (physics, mathematics) translation
  2. unjustified preferential treatment, nepotism
    Synonym: Begünstigung
  3. (colloquial) a fraud or cheating committed by an organized group
    Synonym: Betrug

Declension

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

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Schiebung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Schiebung” in Duden online
  • “Schiebung” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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