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Lösung

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See also: Losung

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German lœsunge, lōsunge, from Old High German lōsunga (“redemption, payment, ransom, fraud, deception”), from Proto-West Germanic *lausungu, from Proto-Germanic *lausungō, equivalent to lösen +‎ -ung. Cognate with English leasing, Icelandic lausung. Compare also Dutch oplossing.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈløːzʊŋ/
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Noun

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Lösung f (genitive Lösung, plural Lösungen)

  1. solution (answer to a riddle or problem)
    Alkohol ist keine Lösung für ein Problem. ― Alcohol is not a solution to a problem.
  2. solution (solvent + solute; action of dissolving)
    Alkohol ist keine Lösung, sondern ein Destilat ― Alcohol is not a solution, but a distillate.
  3. cancellation
  4. breaking away

Declension

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Declension of Lösung [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Lösung die Lösungen
genitive einer der Lösung der Lösungen
dative einer der Lösung den Lösungen
accusative eine die Lösung die Lösungen

Hyponyms

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Hyponyms of def 1 (answer to a problem)
Hyponyms of def 2 (solvent + solute)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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