Amt
noun · /amt/ ·Etymology
From Middle High German ambahte, ambehte, ambet, ammet, ampt, ambt, amt, from Old High German ambahti, ambaht, from Proto-West Germanic *ambaht, from Proto-Germanic *ambahtaz, from Gaulish ambaxtos, from Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos. The Middle High German contracted form amb(e)t developed quite regularly, via also attested ammet or ambt, into modern German Amt. Cognate with Dutch ambacht and ambt, Swedish ämbete, and Finnish ammatti, as well as English ambassador and embassy.
Translation
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agency; department; office (state institution responsible for specified concerns)
neuter, strong
Der Kandidat strebt das Amt des Bürgermeisters an.
The candidate is running for mayor.
Der Manager des Teams legte plötzlich sein Amt nieder.
The manager of the team quit suddenly.
Mister Kennedy wurde in das Amt des Präsidenten der Vereinigten Staaten eingeführt.
Mr Kennedy was inaugurated as the President of the United States.
- administrative office source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
- dignity source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
- office source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en
- office; post (public function, e.g. of a civil servant) neuter, strong
- mass; office in-compounds, neuter, strong
- administrative unit (of a country); district Germany, Switzerland, historical, neuter, strong
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Amt | Ämter |
| Accusative | Amt | Ämter |
| Dative | Amt | Ämtern |
| Genitive | Amtes | Ämter |