Tuchfühlung

German

Etymology

Tuch (“cloth”) +‎ fühlen (“to feel, to touch”) +‎ -ung; literally: "a contact close enough to touch someone´s clothes".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtuːxˌfyːlʊŋ/
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  • Hyphenation: Tuch‧füh‧lung

Noun

Tuchfühlung f (genitive Tuchfühlung, plural Tuchfühlungen)

  1. (figuratively) close contact

Usage notes
  • Used especially in the expressions (mit jemandem) auf Tuchfühlung gehen ("to establish contact with someone (tentatively)") or sitzen ("to sit very close to someone") and auf Tuchfühlung sein or bleiben ("to be/stay in contact").

Declension
Declension of Tuchfühlung
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Tuchfühlung die Tuchfühlungen
genitive einer der Tuchfühlung der Tuchfühlungen
dative einer der Tuchfühlung den Tuchfühlungen
accusative eine die Tuchfühlung die Tuchfühlungen

Further reading
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