Konkurs

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See also: konkurs and konkurs'

German

Etymology

From Latin concursus + creditorum (assembly of creditors)

Pronunciation

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Noun

Konkurs m (strong, genitive Konkurses, plural Konkurse)

  1. (Germany till 1998, Austria till 2010, now Switzerland, otherwise for variety or colloquial) bankruptcy
    Synonyms: Bankrott, Pleite, Insolvenz, Zahlungsunfähigkeit

Declension

Declension of Konkurs
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Konkurs die Konkurse
genitive eines des Konkurses der Konkurse
dative einem dem Konkurs, Konkurse1 den Konkursen
accusative einen den Konkurs die Konkurse

1Now rare, see notes.

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