Vertiefung

== German == === Etymology === From vertiefen +‎ -ung. Compare Dutch verdieping, Swedish fördjupning, Middle Low German vördēpinge. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ferˈtiːfʊŋ/, [fɐˈtiː.fʊŋ], [fɛɐ̯-], [-fʊŋk] === Noun === Vertiefung f (genitive Vertiefung, plural Vertiefungen) verbal noun of vertiefen: deepening (the act of making something deeper; the process of becoming deeper) Synonym: Vertiefen n depression, recess (spot that is deeper/lower than its surroundings) Synonyms: Kuhle, Mulde, Senke ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Vertiefung” in Duden online “Vertiefung”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)