Kindertagesstätte

German

Alternative forms

  • Kita, KiTa (short forms)

Etymology

From Kind (“child”) +‎ -er- +‎ Tagesstätte (“day care center”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪndɐˌtaːɡəsˌʃtɛtə/, /ˌkɪndɐˈtaːɡəsˌʃtɛtə/ (Germany)
    • Audio:(file)(Germany)
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪndɐˌtaːɡɛsˌʃtɛtɛ/ (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
  • Hyphenation: Kin‧der‧ta‧ges‧stät‧te

Noun

Kindertagesstätte f (genitive Kindertagesstätte, plural Kindertagesstätten)

  1. day care center; nursery school; kindergarten (for preschool children)
    Synonym: (regional) Kindergarten

Usage notes

Kindertagesstätte is generally used as the umbrella term for any childcare facility, but in some states it may be distinguished from Krippe, for children from birth until 2 or 3, and from Hort, which provides afterschool care for older children, in which case it is a synonym of Kindergarten.

Declension

Declension of Kindertagesstätte [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Kindertagesstätte die Kindertagesstätten
genitive einer der Kindertagesstätte der Kindertagesstätten
dative einer der Kindertagesstätte den Kindertagesstätten
accusative eine die Kindertagesstätte die Kindertagesstätten

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