Standesamt

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German

Etymology

From Stand (“civil status”) +‎ -es- +‎ Amt (“office”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtandəsʔamt/
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Noun

Standesamt n (strong, genitive Standesamtes or Standesamts, plural Standesämter)

  1. register office

Declension

Declension of Standesamt
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Standesamt die Standesämter
genitive eines des Standesamtes, Standesamts der Standesämter
dative einem dem Standesamt, Standesamte1 den Standesämtern
accusative ein das Standesamt die Standesämter

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Standesamt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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