Arbeitskraft

German

Etymology

From Arbeit (“work, labor”) +‎ -s- +‎ Kraft (“force”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌkʁaft/
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Noun

Arbeitskraft f (genitive Arbeitskraft, plural Arbeitskräfte)

  1. worker, employee
    Synonym: Mitarbeiter
  2. labor force, manpower
  3. (in the plural) workforce
  4. (Marxism) labour power

Declension

Declension of Arbeitskraft [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Arbeitskraft die Arbeitskräfte
genitive einer der Arbeitskraft der Arbeitskräfte
dative einer der Arbeitskraft den Arbeitskräften
accusative eine die Arbeitskraft die Arbeitskräfte

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