Biegung

/ˈbiːɡʊŋ/

die noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Biegungen

Meaning

  1. bend, curve, turn

    From biegen (to bend).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

kurve

Kurve is more specifically a road curve; Biegung is more general, a bend of anything.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

doblez

Close — a bend, curve relates to a fold.

Portuguese

vinco

Close — a bend, curve relates to a crease.

Practice

1 What does Biegung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hinter der ___ lag das Dorf.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Biegung?

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