Schweigen

See also: schweigen

German

Schweigen

Etymology

Substantivization of the verb schweigen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃvaɪɡən/
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Hyphenation: Schwei‧gen

Noun

Schweigen n (strong, genitive Schweigens, no plural)

silence (the lack of any sound or the lack of spoken communication)
zum Schweigen bringen ― to make silent, to silence

Declension

Declension of Schweigen [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Schweigen
genitive	eines	des	Schweigens
dative	einem	dem	Schweigen
accusative	ein	das	Schweigen

Further reading

“Schweigen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Schweigen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Schweigen” in Duden online
Schweigen on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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