Losung

See also: Lösung

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loːzʊŋ/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German losunge equivalent to Los (“lot”) +‎ -ung.

Noun

Losung f (genitive Losung, plural Losungen)

1. slogan; motto

   Synonyms: Motto, Parole, Schlachtruf, Slogan

   • 1932, Erich Mühsam, Die Befreiung der Gesellschaft vom Staat, in: Erich Mühsam: Prosaschriften II, Verlag europäische ideen Berlin (1978), page 290:

     Selbst da, wo schon die Revolution unter der Losung „Alle Macht den Räten!“ den Sieg der Arbeiter und Bauern brachte, wurden die Räte staats- und parteiuntertan […]

     Even there, where the revolution, under the slogan "All power to the councils!", already brought the victory of the workers and peasants, the councils became servant to state and party […]

2. (military, etc.) password

   Synonyms: Codewort, Parole, Geheimwort

3. drawing (e.g. in a lottery)

   Synonym: Ziehung

Declension

Declension of Losung [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Losung	die	Losungen
genitive	einer	der	Losung	der	Losungen
dative	einer	der	Losung	den	Losungen
accusative	eine	die	Losung	die	Losungen

Descendants

• → Bulgarian: ло́зунг (lózung)
• → Russian: ло́зунг (lózung)
  • → Armenian: լոզունգ (lozung)
  • → Georgian: ლოზუნგი (lozungi)
  • → Laz: ლოზუნგი (lozungi)
  • → Mongolian: лоозон (loozon)
• → Ukrainian: ло́зунг (lózunh)

Etymology 2

From hunter slang loslassen (“defecate”).

Noun

Losung f (genitive Losung, plural Losungen)

1. (hunting) droppings

Declension

Declension of Losung [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Losung	die	Losungen
genitive	einer	der	Losung	der	Losungen
dative	einer	der	Losung	den	Losungen
accusative	eine	die	Losung	die	Losungen

Further reading

• “Losung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• Losung on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de