Arbeitslosigkeit

German

Etymology

From arbeitslos (unemployed) +‎ -igkeit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʁbaɪ̯tsˌloːzɪçkaɪ̯t/, [ˈʔaʁbaɪ̯tsˌloːzɪçkʰaɪ̯tʰ]
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  • Hyphenation: Ar‧beits‧lo‧sig‧keit

Noun

Arbeitslosigkeit f (genitive Arbeitslosigkeit, no plural)

  1. unemployment, joblessness, worklessness

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Russian: безрабо́тица (bezrabótica) (calque)

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