Abbreviation

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German

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin abbreviātiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abʁevi̯aˈt͡si̯oːn/

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Noun

Abbreviation f (genitive Abbreviation, plural Abbreviationen)

1. abbreviation

Declension

Declension of Abbreviation [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Abbreviation	die	Abbreviationen
genitive	einer	der	Abbreviation	der	Abbreviationen
dative	einer	der	Abbreviation	den	Abbreviationen
accusative	eine	die	Abbreviation	die	Abbreviationen

Related terms

• Abbreviatur
• ab­bre­vi­ie­ren

Further reading

• “Abbreviation” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Abbreviation” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Abbreviation” in Duden online