Erwägung

German

Etymology

erwägen + -ung

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːɡʊŋ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈveːɡʊŋ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: Er‧wä‧gung

Noun

Erwägung f (genitive Erwägung, plural Erwägungen)

  1. consideration
    etwas in Erwägung ziehen
    to take something into consideration

Declension

Further reading

  • Erwägung” in Duden online
  • Erwägung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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