Dezernat

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēcernat, third-person singular present active subjunctive of dēcernō (“to decide”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /det͡sɛʁˈnaːt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: De‧zer‧nat

Noun

Dezernat n (strong, genitive Dezernates or Dezernats, plural Dezernate)

1. department (especially of a government, institution, or administration entity such as a police, a city government, or a university)

Declension

Declension of Dezernat [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Dezernat	die	Dezernate
genitive	eines	des	Dezernates, Dezernats	der	Dezernate
dative	einem	dem	Dezernat, Dezernate1	den	Dezernaten
accusative	ein	das	Dezernat	die	Dezernate

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Baudezernat, Betrugsdezernat, Jugenddezernat, Kulturdezernat, Morddezernat, Rauschgiftdezernat, Sonderdezernat, Spezialdezernat, Umweltdezernat

See also

• Abteilung

Further reading

• “Dezernat” in Duden online