Meldung

German

Etymology

melden +‎ -ung, cognate with Dutch melding, Icelandic melding, Norwegian Bokmål melding, and Norwegian Nynorsk melding.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛldʊŋ/
  • Hyphenation: Mel‧dung
  • Audio (Austria)(file)

Noun

Meldung f (genitive Meldung, plural Meldungen)

  1. report, notification
  2. report, news item
  3. a volunteering, an answer (to an advertisement etc.)
  4. the act of putting up one's hand (e.g. in school)
  5. (military) the act of announcing (oneself or a lined-up unit) to a superior; reporting for duty
    Machen Sie erstmal anständige Meldung, Gefreiter!
    –Jawohl! Gefreiter Weber, 3. Zug, wie befohlen angetreten.
    Report for duty properly first, private!
    –Yes, sir! Private Weber, 3rd Platoon, reporting as ordered.

Declension
Declension of Meldung [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Meldung die Meldungen
genitive einer der Meldung der Meldungen
dative einer der Meldung den Meldungen
accusative eine die Meldung die Meldungen

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Meldung” in Duden online
  • “Meldung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From melden +‎ -ung.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmælduŋ/

Noun

Meldung f (plural Meldungen)

  1. announcement, notification
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