Dienst

See also: dienst

German

Etymology

From Middle High German dienst, dienest, from Old High German dionest, dionōst, from Proto-Germanic *þewanōstaz. Compare the Old English þēonest, þēnest.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [diːnst]
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Noun

Dienst m (genitive Diensts or Dienstes, plural Dienste)

service
work, duty

Declension

Declension of Dienst

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Dienst	die	Dienste
genitive	eines	des	Dienstes, Diensts	der	Dienste
dative	einem	dem	Dienst, Dienste¹	den	Diensten
accusative	einen	den	Dienst	die	Dienste

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Derived terms

Further reading

Dienst in Duden online

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