Schweigen

See also: schweigen

German

Etymology

Substantivization of the verb schweigen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃvaɪɡən/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Schwei‧gen

Noun

Schweigen n (strong, genitive Schweigens, no plural)

1. silence (the lack of any sound or the lack of spoken communication)

   zum Schweigen bringen ― to make silent, to silence

Declension

Declension of Schweigen [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Schweigen
genitive	eines	des	Schweigens
dative	einem	dem	Schweigen
accusative	ein	das	Schweigen

Further reading

• “Schweigen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Schweigen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Schweigen” in Duden online
• Schweigen on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de