Genesung

German

Etymology

genesen (“to recover”) +‎ -ung

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈneːzʊŋ/
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  • Hyphenation: Ge‧ne‧sung

Noun

Genesung f (genitive Genesung, plural Genesungen)

  1. (health) recovery
    Synonyms: Besserung, Erholung, Gesundung, Rekonvaleszenz
    • 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 84:
      [...] und manche beglückwünschten ihn zu seiner Genesung in so scherzhaftem Ton, als hätten sie seine Erkrankung nie recht ernst genommen.
      [...] and some congratulated him to his recovery in such a humorous tone, as if they had never taken his illness really seriously.

Declension
Declension of Genesung [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Genesung die Genesungen
genitive einer der Genesung der Genesungen
dative einer der Genesung den Genesungen
accusative eine die Genesung die Genesungen

Further reading
  • “Genesung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Genesung” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Genesung” in Duden online
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