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German
Etymology
From ein- (“in”) + Stand (“standing, stance”), deverbal from einstehen.
The tennis use derives from the idea of “equilibrium”, from the obsolete phrase die Waage steht ein (“the scales are in balance”, literally “the scales stand in”). Contemporary speakers may in this context reinterpret ein as the unrelated numeral for “one”, by analogy with Gleichstand (“tie”, literally “same-stand”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯nˌʃtant/
- Hyphenation: Ein‧stand
- Rhymes: -ant
Noun
Einstand m (strong, genitive Einstandes or Einstands, plural Einstände)
- first day, start at a new job or position, debut
- a small party with food and drink traditionally organized by an employee during their first days at work
- (tennis) deuce
- (law, obsolete) Synonym of Vorkauf, Vorkaufsrecht (“preemption, right of preemption”)
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