"Entschuldigung" meaning in German

See Entschuldigung in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ɛntˈʃʊldiɡʊŋ/ Audio: De-Entschuldigung.ogg Forms: Entschuldigung! [canonical]
Etymology: entschuldig(en) + -ung Etymology templates: {{suffix|de|entschuldigen|ung|alt1=entschuldig(en)}} entschuldig(en) + -ung Head templates: {{head|de|interjection|head=Entschuldigung!}} Entschuldigung!
  1. excuse me, pardon, sorry
    Sense id: en-Entschuldigung-de-intj-tlVniep3
  2. excuse me (request for someone's attention)
    Sense id: en-Entschuldigung-de-intj-LMgM4GKr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms ((excuse me, pardon): Verzeihung, pardon): entschuldige bitte, entschuldigen Sie [formal], verzeihen Sie Synonyms ((excuse me, pardon): Verzeihung, pardon; addressing a single person): entschuldige
Disambiguation of '(excuse me, pardon): Verzeihung, pardon': 53 47 Disambiguation of '(excuse me, pardon): Verzeihung, pardon; addressing a single person': 53 47

Noun

IPA: /ɛntˈʃʊldiɡʊŋ/ Audio: De-Entschuldigung.ogg
Etymology: entschuldig(en) + -ung Etymology templates: {{suffix|de|entschuldigen|ung|alt1=entschuldig(en)}} entschuldig(en) + -ung Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Entschuldigung f (genitive Entschuldigung, plural Entschuldigungen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Entschuldigung [genitive], Entschuldigungen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Entschuldigung [nominative, singular], Entschuldigungen [definite, nominative, plural], Entschuldigung [genitive, singular], Entschuldigungen [definite, genitive, plural], Entschuldigung [dative, singular], Entschuldigungen [dative, definite, plural], Entschuldigung [accusative, singular], Entschuldigungen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. apology (expression of remorse or regret) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Entschuldigung-de-noun-gUpnHC5Q
  2. excuse (explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Entschuldigung-de-noun-PoyjCPHD
  3. note (written excusal for being late or absent from school) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Entschuldigung-de-noun-7Ezc5jUl Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -ung, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 5 9 25 4 57 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -ung: 14 11 18 10 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 9 13 7 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 6 9 4 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Beschuldigung, Verschuldung, Überschuldung

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "entschuldige"
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