Lösung

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German lœsunge, lōsunge, from Old High German lōsunga (redemption, payment, ransom, fraud, deception), from Proto-West Germanic *lausungu, from Proto-Germanic *lausungō, equivalent to lösen +‎ -ung. Cognate with English leasing, Icelandic lausung. Compare also Dutch oplossing.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈløːzʊŋ/
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Noun

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Lösung f (genitive Lösung, plural Lösungen)

  1. solution (answer to a riddle or problem)
  2. solution (solvent + solute; action of dissolving)
  3. cancellation
  4. breaking away

Declension

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Hyponyms

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Hyponyms of def 1 (answer to a problem)
Hyponyms of def 2 (solvent + solute)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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