afdeling

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Danish

Etymology

From German Abteilung, from ab- (“from”) +‎ Teil (“part”).

Noun

afdeling c (singular definite afdelingen, plural indefinite afdelinger)

  1. part (group inside a larger group)
  2. section
  3. division (section of a large company)
  4. department
  5. branch
  6. ward
  7. block
  8. unit
  9. detachment
  10. compartment

Inflection

Declension of afdeling
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative afdeling afdelingen afdelinger afdelingerne
genitive afdelings afdelingens afdelingers afdelingernes

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “afdeling” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From afdelen +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑvˌdeː.lɪŋ/
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  • Hyphenation: af‧de‧ling

Noun

afdeling f (plural afdelingen, diminutive afdelinkje n)

  1. department, branch
  2. section, part
  3. (military, chiefly artillery) regiment, army unit consisting of more than one battalions

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: afdeling
  • → Caribbean Javanese: afdéling
  • → Indonesian: afdeling
  • → Peranakan Indonesian: afdeeling

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch afdeling.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /af.de.liŋ/
  • Hyphenation: af‧dé‧ling

Noun

afdeling

  1. department, branch
  2. section, part

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