Feminine

Vertiefung

Meaning

  1. (feminine, form-of, noun-from-verb) verbal noun of vertiefen: deepening (the act of making something deeper; the process of becoming deeper)
  2. (feminine) depression, recess (spot that is deeper/lower than its surroundings)

vertiefen

  1. (transitive, weak) to deepen
  2. (reflexive, weak) to deepen
  3. (reflexive, weak) to delve

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

duele

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

gumpe

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

nuele

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

verdieffig

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ferˈtiːfʊŋ/
Etymology

In summary

From vertiefen + -ung. Compare Dutch verdieping, Swedish fördjupning, Middle Low German vördēpinge.

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