Wohnung

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wonunge, from Old High German wonunga, from Proto-Germanic *wunungō, equivalent to wohnen +‎ -ung. Related to Dutch woning (“house”), English woning (“dwelling-place”). More at woning.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvoːnʊŋ/
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Noun

Wohnung f (genitive Wohnung, plural Wohnungen)

domicile; dwelling; lodging; abode; accommodation (any place someone lives in for a span of time longer than a vacation)
(especially) flat; apartment (such a place when it occupies only part of a building)

Usage notes

Wohnung almost invariably refers to a flat when used of some specific place, as in unsere neue Wohnung (“our new flat”). When used more generally, without a particular place in mind, this association is less pronounced and Wohnung may be used as a broad term for any abode.

Declension

Declension of Wohnung

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Wohnung	die	Wohnungen
genitive	einer	der	Wohnung	der	Wohnungen
dative	einer	der	Wohnung	den	Wohnungen
accusative	eine	die	Wohnung	die	Wohnungen

Derived terms

wohnungslos
wohnungssuchend
Zweitwohnung

Further reading

Wohnung in Duden online

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