Böschung

== German == === Etymology === From a western, probably Alemannic German, form of Busch (“bush”) – compare Luxembourgish Bësch – directly suffixed with -ung. The expected underlying verb böschen is only attested later and probably a back-formation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbœʃʊŋ/ === Noun === Böschung f (genitive Böschung, plural Böschungen) embankment (incline in the terrain, often fortified and running in parallel to a path, road or river) (by generalisation) vegetation, scrubs, bushes along a road ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “Böschung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache