Abkürzung

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From abkürzen + -ung. Cognate with Swabian Abkirrzung, Alemannic German Abchörzig, Luxembourgish Ofkierzung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌkʏʁtsʊŋ/
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Noun

Abkürzung f (genitive Abkürzung, plural Abkürzungen), used with für, less commonly von

  1. (Linguistics) abbreviation
    Synonyms: Kürzel, Kurzbezeichnung, Kurzform, Abbreviatur, Abbreviation
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    Synonyms: Wegabkürzung, kürzerer Weg

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