Wüstung

German

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German wüestunge, wustunge.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvyːstʊŋ/
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  • Hyphenation: Wüs‧tung

Noun

Wüstung f (genitive Wüstung, plural Wüstungen)

  1. abandoned village (settlement of which there are only traces left)
    Synonyms: Elende, Geisterstadt, Ödung

Declension

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

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