Adjunkt

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See also: adjunkt

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌatˈjʊnkt/
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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin adiūnctus.

Noun

Adjunkt m (weak, genitive Adjunkten, plural Adjunkten, feminine Adjunktin)

  1. (dated) official's clerk
  2. (Austria, dated) low official
  3. (Switzerland) senior civil servant
  4. academic assistant at a university, adjunct professor
Declension
Declension of Adjunkt
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Adjunkt die Adjunkten
genitive eines des Adjunkten der Adjunkten
dative einem dem Adjunkten den Adjunkten
accusative einen den Adjunkten die Adjunkten
Descendants
  • → Polish: adiunkt

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin adiūnctum.

Noun

Adjunkt n (strong, genitive Adjunkts, plural Adjunkte)

  1. (linguistics) adjunct (dispensable phrase in a clause or sentence that modifies its meaning)
    Synonym: Angabe
Declension
Declension of Adjunkt
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Adjunkt die Adjunkte
genitive eines des Adjunkts der Adjunkte
dative einem dem Adjunkt den Adjunkten
accusative ein das Adjunkt die Adjunkte

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