Wucherung

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wuocherunge, from Old High German wuohharunga. Equivalent to wuchern + -ung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvuːxəʁʊŋ/
  • Hyphenation: Wu‧che‧rung

Noun

Wucherung f (genitive Wucherung, plural Wucherungen)

  1. overgrowth (excessive growth)
  2. (medicine) metastasis
  3. (now rare) practice of usury

Declension

Synonyms

  • (metastasis): Mestastase
  • (practice of usury): Wucher
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