Aufenthalt

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ūfenthalt (stay), derived from ūfenthalten, a variant of ūfhalten, whence modern German aufhalten (to stay).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯f.ʔɛntˌhalt/ (prescriptive standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯.fəntˌhalt/ (normal)
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Noun

Aufenthalt m (strong, genitive Aufenthaltes or Aufenthalts, plural Aufenthalte)

  1. stay; residence; presence (the state of being in a place)
  2. sojourn; stop (a short stay)
    • 1909 [1901], Thomas Mann, chapter 4, in Buddenbrooks [] [1], Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, →OCLC, part 8, page 448:
      Die Sommerreisen wurden eingestellt, und der kleine Stadtgarten mußte den Aufenthalt am Strande oder im Gebirge ersetzen.
      The summer holidays were given up, and the little city garden had to take the place of mountains or seashore.
  3. (literary) residence (a place where one lives or stays)

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