"Erfolg" meaning in German

See Erfolg in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlk/ Audio: De-at-Erfolg.ogg [Austria], De-Erfolg.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: Deverbal from erfolgen. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:deverbal|erfolgen}} [Appendix:Glossary#deverbal|Deverbal]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "erfolgen", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "de" } ], "keyword" : "deverbal" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Erfolg", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Erfolg">, {{deverbal|de|erfolgen}} Deverbal from erfolgen Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s}} Erfolg m (strong, genitive Erfolges or Erfolgs, plural Erfolge) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s}} Forms: Erfolges [genitive], Erfolgs [genitive], Erfolge [plural], strong [table-tags], Erfolg [nominative, singular], Erfolge [definite, nominative, plural], Erfolges [genitive, singular], Erfolgs [genitive, singular], Erfolge [definite, genitive, plural], Erfolg [dative, singular], Erfolge [dative, singular], Erfolgen [dative, definite, plural], Erfolg [accusative, singular], Erfolge [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. success Tags: masculine, strong Derived forms: erfolglos, erfolgreich, erfolgversprechend, erfolgswirksam

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Deverbal from erfolgen.",
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      "form": "Erfolges",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Erfolgs",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
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      "form": "Erfolge",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "strong",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      ]
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      "form": "Erfolg",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "Erfolge",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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    },
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      "form": "Erfolgs",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Erfolgen",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Erfolg",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        },
        {
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          "english": "Parents of autistic children try everything to help their offspring – mostly without tangible success.",
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          "text": "Eltern autistischer Kinder versuchen alles, um ihrem Nachwuchs zu helfen – meist ohne greifbaren Erfolg.",
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      "ipa": "/ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlk/"
    },
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "Erfolge",
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}

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