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Genesung

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German

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Etymology

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genesen (to recover) +‎ -ung

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈneːzʊŋ/
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  • Hyphenation: Ge‧ne‧sung

Noun

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Genesung f (genitive Genesung, plural Genesungen)

  1. (health) recovery
    Synonyms: Besserung, Erholung, Gesundung, Rekonvaleszenz
    • 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 84:
      [...] und manche beglückwünschten ihn zu seiner Genesung in so scherzhaftem Ton, als hätten sie seine Erkrankung nie recht ernst genommen.
      [...] and some congratulated him to his recovery in such a humorous tone, as if they had never taken his illness really seriously.

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Genesung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Genesung” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Genesung” in Duden online