Spätdienst

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German

Etymology

spät (“late”) +‎ Dienst (“service”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpɛːtdiːnst/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpeːt-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: Spät‧dienst

Noun

Spätdienst m (strong, genitive Spätdiensts or Spätdienstes, plural Spätdienste)

  1. late shift
    Synonym: Spätschicht
    Antonyms: Frühdienst, Zwischendienst, Nachtdienst

Declension

Declension of Spätdienst
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Spätdienst die Spätdienste
genitive eines des Spätdiensts, Spätdienstes der Spätdienste
dative einem dem Spätdienst, Spätdienste1 den Spätdiensten
accusative einen den Spätdienst die Spätdienste

1Now rare, see notes.

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