Entbehrung

German

Etymology

17th century, from entbehren (“to lack, be deprived”) +‎ -ung, probably after Middle Low German entbēringe (15th c.). Compare Dutch ontbering (16th c.).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛntˈbeːʁʊŋ/
Hyphenation: Ent‧beh‧rung
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Noun

Entbehrung f (genitive Entbehrung, plural Entbehrungen)

hardship, privation
(economics) austerity

Declension

Declension of Entbehrung [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Entbehrung	die	Entbehrungen
genitive	einer	der	Entbehrung	der	Entbehrungen
dative	einer	der	Entbehrung	den	Entbehrungen
accusative	eine	die	Entbehrung	die	Entbehrungen

Further reading

“Entbehrung” in Duden online
“Entbehrung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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