Wohnung
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German wonunge, from Old High German wonunga, from Proto-West Germanic *wunungu, equivalent to wohnen + -ung. Related to Dutch woning (“house, residence”), English woning (“dwelling-place”). More at woning.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Wohnung f (genitive Wohnung, plural Wohnungen)
- domicile; dwelling; lodging; abode; accommodation (any place someone lives in for a span of time longer than a holiday)
- (especially) flat; apartment (such a place when it occupies only part of a building)
Usage notes
[edit]- Wohnung almost invariably refers to a flat when used of some specific place, as in unsere neue Wohnung (“our new flat”). When used more generally, without a particular place in mind, this association is less pronounced and Wohnung may be used as a broad term for any abode.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Wohnung [feminine]
Hyponyms
[edit]- Einraumwohnung
- Dachwohnung
- Ferienwohnung
- Luxuswohnung
- Mietwohnung
- Zweitwohnung
- Einzimmerwohnung
- Zweiraumwohnung
Derived terms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
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