"Firmung" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɪʁmʊŋ/ Audio: De-Firmung.ogg , De-Firmung2.ogg
Etymology: Middle High German firmunge, by surface analysis, firmen + -ung. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|firmunge}} Middle High German firmunge, {{surf|de|firmen|-ung|nocap=1}} by surface analysis, firmen + -ung Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Firmung f (genitive Firmung, plural Firmungen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Firmung [genitive], Firmungen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Firmung [nominative, singular], Firmungen [definite, nominative, plural], Firmung [genitive, singular], Firmungen [definite, genitive, plural], Firmung [dative, singular], Firmungen [dative, definite, plural], Firmung [accusative, singular], Firmungen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (Roman Catholicism) confirmation (sacrament) Tags: feminine Synonyms: Firmsakrament Hypernyms: Sakrament Coordinate_terms: Konfirmation

Inflected forms

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