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Gattung.

type, kind, sort

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡatʊŋ/
  1. type, kind, sort

    feminine
  2. genus

    feminine
  3. species

    broadly · feminine
  4. voice, gender (of verbs)

    feminine
  5. genre

    feminine
  6. mode

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German gatunge, from gaten (“to come together, to fit”), from Old High German (bi)gaton, from Proto-West Germanic *gadōn. Cognate with Dutch gading (“satisfaction”).

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