Uniform

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See also: uniform

Translingual

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Uniform [1]
Uniform [2]
Uniform [3]

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English uniform.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Uniform

  1. (international standards) NATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the letter U.
  2. (nautical) Signal flag for the letter U.
  3. (time zone) UTC−08:00


ICAO/NATO radiotelephonic clear codes
code Alfa Bravo Charlie Delta Echo Foxtrot Golf Hotel India Juliett Kilo Lima Mike
November Oscar Papa Quebec Romeo Sierra Tango Uniform Victor Whiskey Xray Yankee Zulu
zero one two three (tree) four (fower) five (fife) six seven eight nine (niner) hundred thousand decimal

Translations

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References

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  1. ^ DIN 5009:2022-06, Deutsches Institut für Normung, 2022 June, page Anhang B: Buchstabiertafel der ICAO („Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet“)

German

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German Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia de
Uniform

Etymology

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Borrowed from French uniforme, from Latin uniformis.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʊniˌfɔʁm/ (most common)
  • IPA(key): /ˌʊniˈfɔʁm/, /ˌuːniˈfɔʁm/ (variants)
  • IPA(key): /ˈuːniˌfɔʁm/ (rare, at least in Germany)
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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Uniform f (genitive Uniform, plural Uniformen)

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

Usage notes

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  • 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

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Further reading

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  • Uniform” in Duden online
  • Uniform” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache