Happening
See also: happening
German
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English happening, from Middle English *happenynge, *happnynge.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛpənɪŋ/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Hap‧pe‧ning
Noun
Happening n (strong, genitive Happenings or Happening, plural Happenings)
- happening (spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation)
Declension
Declension of Happening [neuter, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Happening | die | Happenings |
| genitive | eines | des | Happenings, Happening | der | Happenings |
| dative | einem | dem | Happening | den | Happenings |
| accusative | ein | das | Happening | die | Happenings |
Further reading
- “Happening” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Happening” in Duden online
- “Happening”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
- “Happening” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon