Danksagung

German

Etymology

danksagen +‎ -ung

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdaŋkˌzaːɡʊŋ/
Hyphenation: Dank‧sa‧gung

Noun

Danksagung f (genitive Danksagung, plural Danksagungen)

thanksgiving (expression of gratitude)
acknowledgment (expression of thanks)

Usage notes

May imply formal, especially written, thanks. Often used as the title of the acknowledgments section of a scholarly work.

Declension

Declension of Danksagung

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Danksagung	die	Danksagungen
genitive	einer	der	Danksagung	der	Danksagungen
dative	einer	der	Danksagung	den	Danksagungen
accusative	eine	die	Danksagung	die	Danksagungen

Further reading

Danksagung in Duden online
“Danksagung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Danksagung” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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