Dienst

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German dienst, dienest, from Old High German dionest, dionōst, from Proto-Germanic *þewanōstaz. Compare the Old English þēonest, þēnest. See also German dienen.

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Noun

Dienst m (strong, genitive Dienstes or Diensts, plural Dienste)

  1. service
    ausgezeichneter Dienst ― excellent service
  2. work, duty

Declension

Declension of Dienst
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Dienst die Dienste
genitive eines des Dienstes, Diensts der Dienste
dative einem dem Dienst, Dienste1 den Diensten
accusative einen den Dienst die Dienste

1Now rare, see notes.

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Further reading

  • “Dienst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Dienst” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Dienst” in Duden online
  • “Dienst” in OpenThesaurus.de
  • Dienst on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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