Briefkastenfirma

German

Etymology

From Briefkasten (“mailbox”) +‎ Firma (“company”), from the notion that it is merely a name and an address.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʁiːfkastənˌfɪʁma/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Brief‧kas‧ten‧fir‧ma

Noun

Briefkastenfirma f (genitive Briefkastenfirma, plural Briefkastenfirmen)

1. shell company, front company

Declension

Declension of Briefkastenfirma [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Briefkastenfirma	die	Briefkastenfirmen
genitive	einer	der	Briefkastenfirma	der	Briefkastenfirmen
dative	einer	der	Briefkastenfirma	den	Briefkastenfirmen
accusative	eine	die	Briefkastenfirma	die	Briefkastenfirmen

Further reading

• “Briefkastenfirma” in Duden online