Erziehung

German

Etymology

erziehen +‎ -ung

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈtsiːʊŋ/
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Noun

Erziehung f (genitive Erziehung, no plural)

  1. education; upbringing; character formation (process of imparting basic knowledge, judgment, morals, and manners, especially to a child)
  2. training (of a pet)

Declension
Declension of Erziehung [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Erziehung
genitive einer der Erziehung
dative einer der Erziehung
accusative eine die Erziehung

See also
  • Bildung (“education in the sense of “learning, studying””)

Further reading
  • “Erziehung” in Duden online
  • “Erziehung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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