Bezug

See also: bezug

German

Alternative forms
  • bezug (as in "in Bezug auf" or "in bezug auf")

Etymology

From beziehen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bəˈtsuːk/ (standard)
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  • IPA(key): /bəˈtsux/ (northern Germany and parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
  • IPA(key): /bəˈtsuːx/ (parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
  • Rhymes: -uːk

Noun

Bezug m (strong, genitive Bezuges or Bezugs, plural Bezüge)

  1. reference
    auf etwas Bezug nehmen
    to refer to, to make reference to, to regard something
  2. cover (e.g. of a cushion or couch)
    Synonym: Kissenbezug
  3. salary (of a civil servant)
  4. subscription

Declension
Declension of Bezug [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bezug die Bezüge
genitive eines des Bezuges, Bezugs der Bezüge
dative einem dem Bezug, Bezuge1 den Bezügen
accusative einen den Bezug die Bezüge

1Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms
  • (salary): Beamtenbezug (Austria, singular), Beamtenbezüge (Germany, plural)

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Bezug” in Duden online
  • “Bezug” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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