Polyglot Dictionary

Verwünschung

/fɛɐˈvʏnʃʊŋ/

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 Verwünschungen

Meaning

  1. curse, spell (literary)

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

More literary and old-fashioned than the everyday word Fluch; typical in fairy tales and folklore.

Practice

1 What does Verwünschung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die alte Hexe sprach eine ___ über das Dorf aus.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Verwünschung?

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