Schweigeminute
German
Etymology
From schweigen (“keep silent”) + Minute (“minute”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʃvaɪ̯ɡəmiˌnuːtə]
- Hyphenation: Schwei‧ge‧mi‧nu‧te
Noun
Schweigeminute f (genitive Schweigeminute, plural Schweigeminuten)
- moment of silence
Declension
Declension of Schweigeminute
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Schweigeminute | die | Schweigeminuten |
| genitive | einer | der | Schweigeminute | der | Schweigeminuten |
| dative | einer | der | Schweigeminute | den | Schweigeminuten |
| accusative | eine | die | Schweigeminute | die | Schweigeminuten |
Synonyms
- Gedenkminute
Further reading
- Schweigeminute in Duden online