Amtsdeutsch

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German

Etymology

From Amt (“bureau, ministry”) +‎ -s- +‎ Deutsch (“German”) ("German" in the language usage sense).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈamt͡sˌdɔɪ̯t͡ʃ/
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  • Hyphenation: Amts‧deutsch
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪ̯t͡ʃ

Proper noun

Amtsdeutsch n (proper noun, language name, genitive Amtsdeutsch or Amtsdeutschs, alternative nominative (used with the definite article) Amtsdeutsche, alternative genitive Amtsdeutschen, no plural)

  1. German bureaucratese, officialese (the jargon-filled, obfuscatory and sometimes legalistic or euphemistic variety of the German language which is regarded as the language of German bureaucrats)
    Synonym: Beamtendeutsch

Declension

Declension of Amtsdeutsch
singular   (explanation of the use and meaning of the forms)
(usually without article) noun def. noun
nominative (das) Amtsdeutsch das Amtsdeutsche
genitive (des) Amtsdeutsch, Amtsdeutschs des Amtsdeutschen
dative (dem) Amtsdeutsch dem Amtsdeutschen
accusative (das) Amtsdeutsch das Amtsdeutsche

See also

Wikious
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