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
Noun
Gattung f (genitive Gattung, plural Gattungen)
Derived terms
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Further reading
- “Gattung” in Duden online