Jobcenter
German
Alternative forms
- Job-Center
Etymology
Job + Center or English job center.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔpˌsɛntɐ/
Noun
Jobcenter n (strong, genitive Jobcenters, plural Jobcenter)
- job center
Usage notes
- The Duden prescribes that unadapted borrowings from English consisting of two nouns be written solid (Jobcenter) or, if it improves legibility, hyphenated (Job-Center). The spaced spelling (Job Center) is proscribed.[1]
Declension
Declension of Jobcenter [neuter, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Jobcenter | die | Jobcenter |
| genitive | eines | des | Jobcenters | der | Jobcenter |
| dative | einem | dem | Jobcenter | den | Jobcentern |
| accusative | ein | das | Jobcenter | die | Jobcenter |
References
- “Schreibung von Fremdwörtern aus dem Englischen [Spelling of loan words from English]”, in Duden (in German), Cornelsen Verlag GmbH, (please provide a date or year), archived from the original on 2023-01-20
Further reading
- “Jobcenter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Jobcenter” in Duden online
- “Jobcenter” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon