Jobcenter

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Job +‎ Center or English job center.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔpˌsɛntɐ/
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Noun

Jobcenter n (strong, genitive Jobcenters, plural Jobcenter)

  1. job center

Usage notes
  • The Duden prescribes that unadapted borrowings from English consisting of two nouns be written solid (Jobcenter) or, if it improves legibility, hyphenated (Job-Center). The spaced spelling (Job Center) is proscribed.[1]

Declension
Declension of Jobcenter [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Jobcenter die Jobcenter
genitive eines des Jobcenters der Jobcenter
dative einem dem Jobcenter den Jobcentern
accusative ein das Jobcenter die Jobcenter

References
  1. “Schreibung von Fremdwörtern aus dem Englischen [Spelling of loan words from English]”, in Duden‎ (in German), Cornelsen Verlag GmbH, (Can we date this quote?), archived from the original on 2023-01-20

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