Beschilderung

German

Etymology

From beschildern + -ung, further from be- + Schilder + -ung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈʃɪldəʁʊŋ/

Noun

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  1. signage (signs collectively)
  2. the act of adding signs (to a street, packaging, etc.)

Usage notes

  • The plural is fairly rare, but can be used for “different systems of signage”: Der Flughafen und der Bahnhof haben völlig unterschiedliche Beschilderungen. (The airport and the train station have entirely different systems of signage.) Relatedly, it can also mean “signs for different purposes”: Auf den Packungen sind verschiedenste Beschilderungen. (There are all kinds of different signs on the packets.)

Declension

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Synonyms

  • Ausschilderung (restricted to traffic)

Further reading

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