Gattung

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German gatunge, from gaten (“to come together, to fit”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German (bi)gaton, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *gadōną. Cognate with Dutch gading (“satisfaction”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈɡatʊŋ/

Noun

Gattung f (genitive Gattung, plural Gattungen)

1. genus
2. (grammar) voice, gender (of verbs)
3. genre

Derived terms

• Gattungsname
• Literaturgattung
• Waffengattung

Related terms

• Gatte

Further reading

• “Gattung” in Duden online