Einstand

See also: einstand

German

Etymology

From ein- (“in”) +‎ Stand (“standing, stance”), deverbal from einstehen.

The tennis use derives from the idea of “equilibrium”, from the obsolete phrase die Waage steht ein (“the scales are in balance”, literally “the scales stand in”). Contemporary speakers may in this context reinterpret ein as the unrelated numeral for “one”, by analogy with Gleichstand (“tie”, literally “same-stand”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯nˌʃtant/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ein‧stand
  • Rhymes: -ant

Noun

Einstand m (strong, genitive Einstandes or Einstands, plural Einstände)

  1. first day, start at a new job or position, debut
  2. a small party with food and drink traditionally organized by an employee during their first days at work
  3. (tennis) deuce
  4. (law, obsolete) synonym of Vorkauf, Vorkaufsrecht (“preemption, right of preemption”)

Declension

Declension of Einstand [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Einstand die Einstände
genitive eines des Einstandes, Einstands der Einstände
dative einem dem Einstand, Einstande1 den Einständen
accusative einen den Einstand die Einstände

1Now rare, see notes.

Descendants

  • → Hungarian: einstand

Further reading

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