Vernichtung

German

Etymology

vernichten +‎ -ung

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈnɪçtʊŋ]
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Noun

Vernichtung f (genitive Vernichtung, plural Vernichtungen)

destruction (the act of destroying)
annihilation, extinction (the act of annihilating or state of dying out)

Declension

Declension of Vernichtung

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Vernichtung	die	Vernichtungen
genitive	einer	der	Vernichtung	der	Vernichtungen
dative	einer	der	Vernichtung	den	Vernichtungen
accusative	eine	die	Vernichtung	die	Vernichtungen

Antonyms

(destruction): Bau
(annihilation): Erzeugung

Derived terms

Vernichtungslager

Further reading

Vernichtung in Duden online

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