Zehrung

German

Etymology

zehren +‎ -ung

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡seːʀuŋ]
• Hyphenation: Zeh‧rung

Noun

Zehrung f (genitive Zehrung, plural Zehrungen)

1. Provisions, especially for the road.
2. loss through shrinkage
3. (glaciology) glacier wastage
4. (Austria) funeral feast

Derived terms

• Wegzehrung

Further reading

• Zehrung on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Zehrung” in Duden online