Einkunft

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German īnkunft, īnkumft (“arrival, income”), cognate with Middle Low German inkumpst (whence German Low German Inkumst), Dutch inkomst. Compare German Ankunft, Hinkunft, Zukunft.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯nˌkʊnft/
  • Hyphenation: Ein‧kunft
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Noun

Einkunft f (genitive Einkunft, plural Einkünfte)

  1. (often plural) income, revenue

Declension

Declension of Einkunft
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Einkunft die Einkünfte
genitive einer der Einkunft der Einkünfte
dative einer der Einkunft den Einkünften
accusative eine die Einkunft die Einkünfte

Further reading

  • “Einkunft” in Duden online
  • “Einkunft” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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