Erinnerung

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German

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Etymology

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erinnern +‎ -ung

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛɐˈʔɪnəʁʊŋ/, /ɛɐˈʁɪnəʁʊŋ/
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  • Hyphenation: Er‧in‧ne‧rung

Noun

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Erinnerung f (genitive Erinnerung, plural Erinnerungen)

  1. memory (recall); remembrance
    Wenn mich meine Erinnerung nicht trügt...
    If my memory doesn’t fail me...
  2. reminder, something that reminds
    Nur als Erinnerung: Morgen früh um zehn ist der Sektempfang.
    Just as a reminder: The champagne reception is tomorrow morning at ten.
  3. memento, the objects wherewith the memory is supported
    Die Sachen in dieser Schublade sind alles Erinnerungen an meine Kindheit.
    The things in this drawer are all mementoes of my childhood.
  4. (Germany) a kind of legal recourse in civil procedure

Declension

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Further reading

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