Neutre
Signification (Anglais)

  1. (neuter, strong) agency; department; office (state institution responsible for specified concerns)
  2. (neuter, strong) office; post (public function, e.g. of a civil servant)
  3. (in-compounds, neuter, strong) mass; office
  4. (Germany, Switzerland, historical, neuter, strong) administrative unit (of a country); district

Fréquence

B2
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/amt/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

From Middle High German ambahte, ambehte, ambet, ammet, ampt, ambt, amt, from Old High German ambahti, ambaht, from Proto-West Germanic *ambaht, from Proto-Germanic *ambahtaz, from Gaulish ambaxtos, from Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos. The Middle High German contracted form amb(e)t developed quite regularly, via also attested ammet or ambt, into modern German Amt. Cognate with Dutch ambacht and ambt, Swedish ämbete, and Finnish ammatti, as well as English ambassador and embassy.

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