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

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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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