Verschärfung

== German == === Etymology === verschärfen +‎ -ung; see Danish skærpe and skærpelse for a similar metaphor. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɛʁˈʃɛʁfʊŋ/ Hyphenation: Ver‧schär‧fung === Noun === Verschärfung f (genitive Verschärfung, plural Verschärfungen) tightening, intensification (linguistics) Holtzmann's law: a sound change whereby Proto-Germanic *jj became ddj in Gothic and ggj in Old Norse, while *ww became ggw in both Gothic and Old Norse. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Verschärfung” in Duden online