Wirtschaft
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German
Etymology
From Wirt + -schaft. Cognate with Dutch waardschap, Central Franconian Wirtschaff, Hunsrik Wertschaft.
Pronunciation
Noun
Wirtschaft f (genitive Wirtschaft, plural Wirtschaften)
- economy
- (southern) inn, pub
- Synonyms: Gaststätte, Gastwirtschaft, Wirtshaus
- economics (clipping of Wirtschaftswissenschaft.)
- (colloquial) mess
- Synonyms: Unordnung, Durcheinander
Declension
Declension of Wirtschaft
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Wirtschaft | die | Wirtschaften |
| genitive | einer | der | Wirtschaft | der | Wirtschaften |
| dative | einer | der | Wirtschaft | den | Wirtschaften |
| accusative | eine | die | Wirtschaft | die | Wirtschaften |
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- erwirtschaften
- wirtschaftlich
- Wirtschaftslage
- Wirtschaftsstudent (“economics student”)
Related terms
Descendants
- → Hungarian: vircsaft
Further reading
- “Wirtschaft” in Duden online
- “Wirtschaft” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache