Versiegelung

== German == === Etymology === From the verb versiegeln (to seal), from siegeln, from the noun Siegel (seal) + the noun suffix -ung === Pronunciation === === Noun === Versiegelung f (genitive Versiegelung, plural Versiegelungen) (the act or process of) sealing (e.g. of a document with a signet to indicate authorship, approval, etc) sealing to discourage or make noticeable unauthorized opening of (something, e.g. a letter, or a building) sealing (e.g. of a leak in a pipe) (no plural) the waterproof "sealing" of the earth's surface by human constructions a particular Christian sacrament (dated) verification, substantiation (of something) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (sealing of the earth's surface): Flächenversiegelung, Bodenversiegelung (substantiation): Besiegelung === Further reading === “Versiegelung” in Duden online “Versiegelung”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)