Blähung

German

Etymology

From Middle High German blæjunge. By surface analysis, blähen + -ung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɛːʊŋ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈbleːʊŋ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Hyphenation: Blä‧hung
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Noun

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  1. bulge, inflation
  2. flatulence

Usage notes

This word is most often used in the plural.

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

  • Blähung” in Duden online
  • Blähung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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