Innung

German

Etymology

From Middle High German innunge, derived from Old High German innōn (“to accept, let enter”), from in.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪnʊŋ/, [ˈʔɪ.nʊŋ], [-nʊŋk]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

Innung f (genitive Innung, plural Innungen)

1. guild, interest group, lobby of a craft, sector

Usage notes

• Innung is the usual contemporary word. In historical contexts, Zunft is often preferred for craftmen guilds and Gilde for merchant guilds.

Declension

Declension of Innung [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Innung	die	Innungen
genitive	einer	der	Innung	der	Innungen
dative	einer	der	Innung	den	Innungen
accusative	eine	die	Innung	die	Innungen

Derived terms

• die ganze Innung