Geheimdienst

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German

Etymology

Compound of geheim (“secret”) +‎ Dienst (“service”), literally “secret service”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈhaɪ̯mˌdiːnst/
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Noun

Geheimdienst m (strong, genitive Geheimdienstes, plural Geheimdienste)

  1. intelligence agency, secret agency, intelligence service
    Synonym: Nachrichtendienst

Declension

Declension of Geheimdienst
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Geheimdienst die Geheimdienste
genitive eines des Geheimdienstes der Geheimdienste
dative einem dem Geheimdienst, Geheimdienste1 den Geheimdiensten
accusative einen den Geheimdienst die Geheimdienste

1Now rare, see notes.

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