Arbeitskraft
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German
Etymology
From Arbeit (“work, labor”) + -s- + Kraft (“force”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Arbeitskraft f (genitive Arbeitskraft, plural Arbeitskräfte)
- worker, employee
- Synonym: Mitarbeiter
- labor force, manpower
- (in the plural) workforce
- (Marxism) labour power
Declension
Declension of Arbeitskraft
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Arbeitskraft | die | Arbeitskräfte |
| genitive | einer | der | Arbeitskraft | der | Arbeitskräfte |
| dative | einer | der | Arbeitskraft | den | Arbeitskräften |
| accusative | eine | die | Arbeitskraft | die | Arbeitskräfte |
Further reading
- “Arbeitskraft” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Arbeitskraft” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Arbeitskraft” in Duden online
Arbeitskraft on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
