Neuter
Amt
Meaning
- (neuter,strong) agency; department; office (state institution responsible for specified concerns)
- (neuter,strong) office; post (public function, e.g. of a civil servant)
- (in-compounds,neuter,strong) mass; office
- (Germany,Switzerland,historical,neuter,strong) administrative unit (of a country); district
Concepts
government office
law office
office space
official duties
person in charge
one’s part
government service
official business
public business
regular business
one’s post
proper function
original fief
one’s duty
crockery set
Synonyms
Amtspflicht
Amtei
Amtsstelle
Amtsbezirk
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft
Arbeitsverhältnis
Tisch-Service
Verwaltungsbehörde
Wesenheit
Polizeibehörde
Regierungsgebäude
Amtsdienst
Dienstsache
Hauptamt
charakteristische Eigenschaft
Priesterweihe
Öffentliches Telefonnetz
Beschäftigungsverhältnis
Fernsprechvermittlungsstelle
Wählamt
Ortsvermittlungsstelle
Teilnehmervermittlungsstelle
Anwaltsbüro
Endvermittlungsstelle
Flugziel
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/amt/
Etymology
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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