Niederlage

German

Etymology

nieder- +‎ Lage

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈniːdɐˌlaːɡə/
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Hyphenation: Nie‧der‧la‧ge

Noun

Niederlage f (genitive Niederlage, plural Niederlagen)

defeat, loss
Synonym: Schlappe

Antonyms: Sieg, Gewinn

eine vernichtende Niederlage ― a crushing defeat

Declension

Declension of Niederlage [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Niederlage	die	Niederlagen
genitive	einer	der	Niederlage	der	Niederlagen
dative	einer	der	Niederlage	den	Niederlagen
accusative	eine	die	Niederlage	die	Niederlagen

Hyponyms

Wahlniederlage

Related terms

See also

Further reading

“Niederlage” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Niederlage” in Duden online

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