Drohung

German

Etymology

From drohen +‎ -ung.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdʁoːʊŋ/
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Hyphenation: Dro‧hung

Noun

Drohung f (genitive Drohung, plural Drohungen)

threat (expression of intent to injure or punish another)
Die Polizei nahm die Drohungen sehr ernst.
The police took the threats very seriously.

Declension

Declension of Drohung [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Drohung	die	Drohungen
genitive	einer	der	Drohung	der	Drohungen
dative	einer	der	Drohung	den	Drohungen
accusative	eine	die	Drohung	die	Drohungen

Hyponyms

Bombendrohung
Kriegsdrohung
Morddrohung
Streikdrohung
Terrordrohung
Todesdrohung
Vetodrohung

Further reading

“Drohung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Drohung” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
“Drohung” in Duden online

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