Verleihung

/fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪʊŋ/

die 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.

Forms

plural
die Verleihungen

Meaning

  1. award ceremony; awarding

    • Die Verleihung des Preises findet im Mai statt.

      The awarding of the prize takes place in May.

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

siegerehrung

Siegerehrung and Verleihung are close synonyms for "award ceremony"; Verleihung is more general, the act of awarding, not necessarily a ceremony.

Practice

1 What does Verleihung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ des Preises findet im Mai statt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Verleihung?

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