Klientel

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin clientēla.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kliɛnˈteːl/
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Noun

Klientel f (genitive Klientel, plural Klientelen)

  1. clientele
  2. (collective) customers, clients
    • c. 1914, Franz Kafka, Der Prozess [The Trial], Berlin: Die Schmiede, published 1925:
      […] „Sie müssen doch bedenken, daß ich aus einem solchen Verkehr auch große Vorteile für meine Klientel ziehe, und zwar in vielfacher Hinsicht, man darf nicht einmal immer davon reden.
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Usage notes

This word now often occurs in neutral gender in colloquial speech.

Declension

Declension of Klientel
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Klientel die Klientelen
genitive einer der Klientel der Klientelen
dative einer der Klientel den Klientelen
accusative eine die Klientel die Klientelen

Further reading

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