Verdienst
Appearance
See also: verdienst
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German verdienst. By surface analysis, ver- + Dienst. See dienen for more.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Verdienst n (strong, genitive Verdienstes or Verdiensts, plural Verdienste)
- merit (something worthy of a high rating) [with für (+ accusative) ‘for something’]
Declension
[edit]Declension of Verdienst [neuter, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Verdienst | die | Verdienste |
genitive | eines | des | Verdienstes, Verdiensts | der | Verdienste |
dative | einem | dem | Verdienst, Verdienste1 | den | Verdiensten |
accusative | ein | das | Verdienst | die | Verdienste |
1Now rare, see notes.
Noun
[edit]Verdienst m (strong, genitive Verdienstes or Verdiensts, plural Verdienste)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Verdienst [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Verdienst | die | Verdienste |
genitive | eines | des | Verdienstes, Verdiensts | der | Verdienste |
dative | einem | dem | Verdienst, Verdienste1 | den | Verdiensten |
accusative | einen | den | Verdienst | die | Verdienste |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
[edit]- “Verdienst (Leistung)” in Duden online
- “Verdienst (Einkommen)” in Duden online
- “Verdienst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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- German terms inherited from Middle High German
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- German terms prefixed with ver-
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