Feminine

Anstalt

Sentences
Meaning

  1. (feminine) institution, public establishment
  2. (feminine, specifically) an institution for sanatory, educational and/or penal purposes, especially a mental hospital
  3. (feminine, in-plural) preparations or initial steps (for some endeavour)
  4. (colloquial, feminine, in-plural) fuss, fretful behaviour, opposition

Frequency

C1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

aastalt

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈanʃtalt/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German anstalt, deverbal from anstellen.

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