Uniform

See also: uniform

Translingual

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈjuːnifɔːm], [ˈuːnifɔrm]

Symbol

Uniform

The letter U in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

German

Uniform

Etymology

From French uniforme, from Latin uniformis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʊniˌfɔʁm/ (commonest)
IPA^(key): /ˌʊniˈfɔʁm/, /ˌuːniˈfɔʁm/ (variants)
IPA^(key): /ˈuːniˌfɔʁm/ (rare, at least in in Germany)
Audio (file)

Noun

Uniform f (genitive Uniform, plural Uniformen)

uniform (distinctive outfit as a means of identifying members of a group)

Usage notes

Some speakers who stress the word on the first syllable in the singular, may nevertheless put the stress on the third syllable in the plural (meaning that there is a stress shift like that in Autor, Charakter, etc.).

Declension

Declension of Uniform

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Uniform	die	Uniformen
genitive	einer	der	Uniform	der	Uniformen
dative	einer	der	Uniform	den	Uniformen
accusative	eine	die	Uniform	die	Uniformen

Further reading

Uniform in Duden online

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