Bezirk

German

Etymology

From Middle High German bezirc, from be- + zirc, from Latin circus, itself from Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos, “circle, ring”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Bezirk m (genitive Bezirks or Bezirkes, plural Bezirke)

district

Declension

Declension of Bezirk

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Bezirk	die	Bezirke
genitive	eines	des	Bezirkes, Bezirks	der	Bezirke
dative	einem	dem	Bezirk, Bezirke¹	den	Bezirken
accusative	ein	das	Bezirk	die	Bezirke

¹Now uncommon, see notes

See also

Kreis m

Further reading

Bezirk in Duden online

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