Streckung

Streckung

German

Etymology

    strecken +‎ -ung.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈʃtʁɛkʊŋ/
    • Rhymes: -ɛkʊŋ
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: Stre‧ckung

    Noun

    Streckung f (genitive Streckung, plural Streckungen)

    1. stretching, straightening (both spatially as well as temporally)
      Antonym: Stauchung
    2. (medicine) a growth phase in children typically between 4 and 7 years of age
      Hypernym: Wachstumsphase

    Declension

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

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