Brandstiftung

German

Etymology

17th century, from Brand (“fire”) +‎ stiften (“to bring about”) +‎ -ung (“-ing”). Formed after earlier Brandstifter (“arsonist”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrantˌʃtɪftʊŋ/, [ˈbʁan(t)ˌʃtɪf.tʊŋ(k)]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Brand‧stif‧tung

Noun

Brandstiftung f (genitive Brandstiftung, plural Brandstiftungen)

  1. arson

Declension

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

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