Ehrenamt

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German

Etymology

Ehre +‎ -n- +‎ Amt

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːʁənˌʔamt/
  • Hyphenation: Eh‧ren‧amt
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Noun

Ehrenamt n (strong, genitive Ehrenamtes or Ehrenamts, plural Ehrenämter)

  1. volunteer work

Declension

Declension of Ehrenamt
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Ehrenamt die Ehrenämter
genitive eines des Ehrenamtes, Ehrenamts der Ehrenämter
dative einem dem Ehrenamt, Ehrenamte1 den Ehrenämtern
accusative ein das Ehrenamt die Ehrenämter

1Now rare, see notes.

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