"Wirkung" meaning in German

See Wirkung in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈvɪʁkʊŋ] Audio: De-Wirkung.oga , De-Wirkung.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Rhymes: -ɪʁkʊŋ Etymology: wirken + -ung Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|wirken|-ung}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old High German", "term" : "-unga", "lang" : "goh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle High German", "term" : "-ung", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "-ung", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Wirkung", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Wirkung">, {{af|de|wirken|-ung}} wirken + -ung Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Wirkung f (genitive Wirkung, plural Wirkungen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Wirkung [genitive], Wirkungen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Wirkung [nominative, singular], Wirkungen [definite, nominative, plural], Wirkung [genitive, singular], Wirkungen [definite, genitive, plural], Wirkung [dative, singular], Wirkungen [dative, definite, plural], Wirkung [accusative, singular], Wirkungen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. effect Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Wirkung-de-noun-3LV2QmoX Categories (other): German terms suffixed with -ung, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -ung: 13 40 48 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 26 38 36
  2. (physics) action Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Wirkung-de-noun-vZOMaI9J Categories (other): Physics, German entries referencing missing etymons, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -ung, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of German entries referencing missing etymons: 10 51 39 Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 17 62 21 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 4 57 40 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -ung: 13 40 48 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 26 38 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 49 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 44 28 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 16 61 23 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  3. appeal, impression Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Wirkung-de-noun-GOtG-JTq Categories (other): German terms suffixed with -ung, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -ung: 13 40 48 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 26 38 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: wirkungslos, wirkungsvoll Related terms: Verwirklichung, Wirklichkeit, Wirksamkeit
Hyponyms: Auswirkung, Durchwirkung, Fernwirkung, Mitwirkung, Nachwirkung, Nahwirkung, Nebenwirkung, Rückwirkung, Verwirkung, Waffenwirkung, Wechselwirkung

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "Rückwirkung"
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      "ipa": "[ˈvɪʁkʊŋ]"
    },
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