Polyglot Dictionary

Kreuzigung

/ˈkʁɔɪtsɪɡʊŋ/

die noun B2

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

Forms

plural
die Kreuzigungen

Meaning

  1. crucifixion

    • Karfreitag erinnert an die Kreuzigung Jesu.

      Good Friday commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

Formaler, historisch-religiöser Begriff für den Tod durch Annageln an ein Kreuz — wird am Karfreitag, dem Freitag vor Ostersonntag, begangen.

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