Umfeld

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔʊmfɛlt/
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Noun

Umfeld n (strong, genitive Umfeldes or Umfelds, plural Umfelder)

  1. environment (political or social setting, arena or condition)
    • 2024 June 3, Annette Metz, Hermann Beckebans, Benjamin Piel, “Mindener Begegnungen: Mit Kochen und Speeddating ins Gespräch mit Fremden”, in Blätter der Wohlfahrtspflege, volume 171, number 3, →DOI, page 101:
      Daher stellt sich die Frage, wie soziales Kapital im lokalen Umfeld einer Stadtgesellschaft kultiviert werden kann.
      Thus one has to ask how social capital can be cultivated in the setting at place in an urban community.

Declension

Declension of Umfeld
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Umfeld die Umfelder
genitive eines des Umfeldes, Umfelds der Umfelder
dative einem dem Umfeld, Umfelde1 den Umfeldern
accusative ein das Umfeld die Umfelder

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Umfeld” in Duden online
  • “Umfeld” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Umfeld” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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