Schweigeminute

German

Etymology

From schweigen (“keep silent”) +‎ Minute (“minute”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃvaɪ̯ɡəmiˌnuːtə]

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• Hyphenation: Schwei‧ge‧mi‧nu‧te

Noun

Schweigeminute f (genitive Schweigeminute, plural Schweigeminuten)

1. moment of silence

   Synonym: Gedenkminute

Declension

Declension of Schweigeminute [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Schweigeminute	die	Schweigeminuten
genitive	einer	der	Schweigeminute	der	Schweigeminuten
dative	einer	der	Schweigeminute	den	Schweigeminuten
accusative	eine	die	Schweigeminute	die	Schweigeminuten

Further reading

• “Schweigeminute” in Duden online