Feminine

Urkunde

Sentences
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Dieses   Hospital   war   nach   dem   Wortlaut   der   Urkunde   eher   ein
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  Altersheim   als   ein
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  Krankenhaus
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According to the wording of the certificate, this hospital was more of a retirement home than a hospital.

Meaning

  1. (feminine) document
  2. (feminine) certificate, legal instrument

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈuːɐ̯kʊndə/
Etymology

In summary

Middle High German urkunde f, urkünde n, from Old High German urkundī f, (much more common) urkundi n (8th century). Compare Dutch oorkonde, from Middle Dutch oorconde, orconde, from Middle Low German ōrkunde. From the same roots as, though not directly a compound, of ur- + Kunde.

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