Departement

See also: departement, département, and dêpartément

German

Etymology

From French département.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Departement n (strong, genitive Departements, plural Departements or Departemente)

  1. (administration) department

Usage notes

The plural form Departemente is used in Switzerland.

Declension

Declension of Departement [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Departement die Departements, Departemente
genitive eines des Departements der Departements, Departemente
dative einem dem Departement den Departements, Departementen
accusative ein das Departement die Departements, Departemente

Hyponyms

  • Baudepartement, Bundesdepartement, Eidgenössisches Departement, Erziehungsdepartement, Eidgenössisches Departement
  • Roerdepartement, Unter-Maasdepartement
  • Departementschef, Departementsrat, Departementsverwaltung, Departementsvorsteher

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