Dezernat

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēcernat, third-person singular present active subjunctive of dēcernō (“to decide”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /det͡sɛʁˈnaːt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: De‧zer‧nat

Noun

Dezernat n (strong, genitive Dezernates or Dezernats, plural Dezernate)

  1. department (especially of a government, institution, or administration entity such as a police, a city government, or a university)

Declension

Declension of Dezernat [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Dezernat die Dezernate
genitive eines des Dezernates, Dezernats der Dezernate
dative einem dem Dezernat, Dezernate1 den Dezernaten
accusative ein das Dezernat die Dezernate

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

  • Dezernatsleiter

See also

Further reading

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