Account

German

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English account. The alternative pronunciations are due to the fact that German has no native initial /ə/ (though in the case of /ɛ-/ perhaps also to a falsely assumed English pronunciation).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /əˈkaʊ̯nt/, (also) /ɛˈkaʊ̯nt/, /aˈkaʊ̯nt/
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Noun

Account m or (uncommon) n (strong, genitive Accounts, plural Accounts)

  1. (computing, Internet) user account
    Synonyms: Benutzerkonto, Konto, (redundant, but not rare) Benutzeraccount

Declension
Declension of Account [masculine // neuter (uncommon), strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der, das die
genitive eines des der
dative einem dem den
accusative einen, ein den, das die

Further reading
  • “Account” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Account” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Account” in Duden online
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