Amt

Betekenis (English)

  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

Concepten

werkkring

overheidsdienst

provisiekamer

provisiekast

voorraadkamer

branche

geleding

eetservies

advocatenkantoor

Frequentie

B2
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/amt/
Etymologie (English)

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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