Niedergang

/ˈniːdɐˌɡaŋ/

der noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Meaning

  1. decline, downfall

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

Verfall

Close synonyms for a decline; Verfall leans toward physical/structural decay, Niedergang toward an abstract downfall (an empire, a career).

Practice

1 What does Niedergang mean?

2 Fill the gap: Historiker diskutieren den ___ des Reiches.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Niedergang?

See also

noun

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