Dämmerung
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German demerunge, from Old High German demerunga, extended form of demar. The spelling with -ä- is unetymological.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Dämmerung f (genitive Dämmerung, plural Dämmerungen)
- twilight at the beginning or end of a day, dawn and dusk
- Hyponyms: Morgendämmerung, Abenddämmerung
- (by extension, rare) any twilight
- Synonyms: Zwielicht, Dämmerlicht, Halblicht, Halbdunkel
Declension[edit]
Declension of Dämmerung [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Dämmerung | die | Dämmerungen |
genitive | einer | der | Dämmerung | der | Dämmerungen |
dative | einer | der | Dämmerung | den | Dämmerungen |
accusative | eine | die | Dämmerung | die | Dämmerungen |
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Further reading[edit]
- “Dämmerung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Dämmerung” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Dämmerung” in Duden online
- Dämmerung on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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