Arbeitsdienst

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German

Etymology

From Arbeit (“work”) +‎ -s- +‎ Dienst (“service”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Arbeitsdienst m (strong, genitive Arbeitsdienstes, plural Arbeitsdienste)

  1. voluntary service
    Synonyms: Freiwilligendienst, Freiwilligenarbeit
  2. (historical) labor service

Declension

Declension of Arbeitsdienst
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Arbeitsdienst die Arbeitsdienste
genitive eines des Arbeitsdienstes der Arbeitsdienste
dative einem dem Arbeitsdienst, Arbeitsdienste1 den Arbeitsdiensten
accusative einen den Arbeitsdienst die Arbeitsdienste

1Now rare, see notes.

References

  • Michael Robert, Karin Doerr (2002) Nazi-Deutsch/Nazi-German: An English lexicon of the language of the Third Reich, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, →ISBN, page 68

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