Polyglot Dictionary

Untergang

/ˈʊntɐˌɡaŋ/

der 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

Meaning

  1. downfall, ruin; setting (of the sun)

    From untergehen (to sink, to go down).

    • Sie beobachteten den Untergang der Sonne.

      They watched the setting of the sun.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Ruine

Worth distinguishing: Untergang is the downfall/event itself; Ruine is the physical ruin left behind.

Practice

1 What does Untergang mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie beobachteten den ___ der Sonne.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Untergang?

Opposites

  • Aufstieg
noun

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