"Amt" meaning in German

See Amt in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /amt/, [amt], [ampt] Audio: De-at-Amt.ogg [Austria], De-Amt.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰí Proto-Celtic *ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Celtic *ageti Proto-Celtic *-tos Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos Gaulish ambaxtosbor. Proto-Germanic *ambahtaz Proto-Germanic *ambahtiją Proto-West Germanic *ambahtī Old High German ambaht Middle High German ambahte German Amt 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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  1. agency; department; office (state institution responsible for specified concerns) Tags: neuter, strong Derived forms: amtieren, amtierend, amtlich, amtlos, Beamter (alt: Beamte m) [masculine]
    Sense id: en-Amt-de-noun-WMel7d5T Categories (other): German entries with etymology trees, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with etymology trees: 27 22 23 28 Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 27 21 25 26 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 29 25 17 29 Hyponyms: Arbeitsamt [neuter], Auswärtiges Amt, Bundesamt [neuter], Bundeskanzleramt [neuter], Bundeskartellamt [neuter], Ehrenamt, Finanzamt [neuter], Hochamt [neuter], Kanzleramt [neuter], Kartellamt [neuter], Kreiswehrersatzamt, Kriminalamt [neuter], Ordnungsamt [neuter], Seelenamt [neuter], Standesamt [neuter], Wehrersatzamt Related terms: Amtsanmaßung [feminine], Amtsantritt [masculine], Amtsausübung [feminine], Amtsdauer [feminine], Amtsende [neuter], Amtsenthebung, Amtsgebäude, Amtsgericht, Amtshandlung [feminine], Amtsinhaber [masculine], Amtskollege [masculine], Amtsmissbrauch [masculine], Amtsniederlegung, Amtsperiode [feminine], Amtsrücktritt, Amtsschimmel [masculine], Amtsstube [feminine], Amtsverzicht [masculine]
  2. office; post (public function, e.g. of a civil servant) Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Amt-de-noun-9xOWNA2c Categories (other): German entries with etymology trees, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with etymology trees: 27 22 23 28 Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 27 21 25 26 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 29 25 17 29
  3. (Roman Catholicism, chiefly in compounds) mass; office Tags: in-compounds, neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Amt-de-noun-vZRO9VjE Categories (other): Roman Catholicism, German entries with etymology trees, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of German entries with etymology trees: 27 22 23 28 Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 27 21 25 26 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 29 25 17 29 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 22 18 34 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 23 19 33 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 19 33 25 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 16 13 54 16 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 14 12 58 16 Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism
  4. (now Switzerland, Germany historical) administrative unit (of a country); district Tags: Germany, Switzerland, historical, neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Amt-de-noun-zUxslzMk Categories (other): German German, Switzerland German, German entries with etymology trees, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with etymology trees: 27 22 23 28 Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 27 21 25 26 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 29 25 17 29

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*h₂ent-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂ent-#Proto-Indo-European:_front"
    ],
    [
      "*-s",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-s#Proto-Indo-European:_amphikinetic"
    ],
    [
      "*h₂énts",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂énts#Proto-Indo-European:_front"
    ],
    [
      "*h₂m̥bʰí",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂m̥bʰí"
    ],
    [
      "*ambi-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ambi-"
    ],
    [
      "*h₂eǵ-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂eǵ-#Proto-Indo-European:_drive"
    ],
    [
      "*-eti",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-eti"
    ],
    [
      "*h₂éǵeti",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂éǵeti"
    ],
    [
      "*ageti",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ageti"
    ],
    [
      "*-tos",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/-tos"
    ],
    [
      "*ambaxtos",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ambaxtos"
    ],
    [
      "ambaxtos",
      "ambaxtos#Gaulish"
    ],
    [
      "*ambahtaz",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ambahtaz"
    ],
    [
      "*ambahtiją",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ambahtiją"
    ],
    [
      "*ambahtī",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ambahtī"
    ],
    [
      "ambaht",
      "ambaht#Old_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "ambahte",
      "ambahte#Middle_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "ambahte",
      "ambahte#Middle_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "ambehte",
      "ambehte#Middle_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "ambet",
      "ambet#Middle_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "ammet",
      "ammet#Middle_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "ampt",
      "ampt#Middle_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "ambt",
      "ambt#Middle_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "amt",
      "amt#Middle_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "ambahti",
      "ambahti#Old_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "ambaht",
      "ambaht#Old_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "*ambaht",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ambaht"
    ],
    [
      "*ambahtaz",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ambahtaz"
    ],
    [
      "ambaxtos",
      "ambaxtos#Gaulish"
    ],
    [
      "*ambaxtos",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ambaxtos"
    ],
    [
      "ammet",
      "ammet#Middle_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "ambt",
      "ambt#Middle_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "ambacht",
      "ambacht#Dutch"
    ],
    [
      "ambt",
      "ambt#Dutch"
    ],
    [
      "ämbete",
      "ämbete#Swedish"
    ],
    [
      "ammatti",
      "ammatti#Finnish"
    ],
    [
      "ambassador",
      "ambassador#English"
    ],
    [
      "embassy",
      "embassy#English"
    ]
  ],
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        "1": "de",
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        "3": "gmh:ambahte<ety:inh<goh:ambaht>>",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *h₂ent-\nProto-Indo-European *-s\nProto-Indo-European *h₂énts?\nProto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰí\nProto-Celtic *ambi-\nProto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-\nProto-Indo-European *-eti\nProto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti\nProto-Celtic *ageti\nProto-Celtic *-tos\nProto-Celtic *ambaxtos\nGaulish ambaxtosbor.\nProto-Germanic *ambahtaz\nProto-Germanic *ambahtiją\nProto-West Germanic *ambahtī\nOld High German ambaht\nMiddle High German ambahte\nGerman Amt\n[Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"is_uncertain\" : true, \"id\" : \"front\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"front\", \"children\" : [ ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*h₂ent-\", \"gloss\" : \"face, forehead; front\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" }, { \"id\" : \"amphikinetic\", \"children\" : [ ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-s\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*h₂énts\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*h₂m̥bʰí\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Celtic\", \"term\" : \"*ambi-\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"cel-pro\" }, { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"drive\", \"children\" : [ ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*h₂eǵ-\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" }, { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-eti\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*h₂éǵeti\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Celtic\", \"term\" : \"*ageti\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"cel-pro\" }, { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Celtic\", \"term\" : \"*-tos\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"cel-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Celtic\", \"term\" : \"*ambaxtos\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"cel-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Gaulish\", \"term\" : \"ambaxtos\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"cel-gau\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Germanic\", \"term\" : \"*ambahtaz\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"gem-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Germanic\", \"term\" : \"*ambahtiją\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"gem-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-West Germanic\", \"term\" : \"*ambahtī\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"gmw-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Old High German\", \"term\" : \"ambaht\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"goh\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Middle High German\", \"term\" : \"ambahte\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"gmh\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"German\", \"term\" : \"Amt\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"de\" }\" data-lang=\"de\" data-title=\"Amt\">",
      "name": "ety"
    },
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        "3": "ambahte"
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "1": "de",
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        "3": "ambahti"
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      "name": "inh"
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        "3": "*ambaht"
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
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        "3": "*ambahtaz"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "cel-gau",
        "3": "ambaxtos"
      },
      "expansion": "Gaulish ambaxtos",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "ambacht"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch ambacht",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "ämbete"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish ämbete",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "ammatti"
      },
      "expansion": "Finnish ammatti",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ambassador"
      },
      "expansion": "English ambassador",
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  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *h₂ent-\nProto-Indo-European *-s\nProto-Indo-European *h₂énts?\nProto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰí\nProto-Celtic *ambi-\nProto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-\nProto-Indo-European *-eti\nProto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti\nProto-Celtic *ageti\nProto-Celtic *-tos\nProto-Celtic *ambaxtos\nGaulish ambaxtosbor.\nProto-Germanic *ambahtaz\nProto-Germanic *ambahtiją\nProto-West Germanic *ambahtī\nOld High German ambaht\nMiddle High German ambahte\nGerman Amt\nFrom 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.\nThe 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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    {
      "form": "Amtes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amts",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Ämter",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "strong",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Ämter",
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    {
      "form": "Amtes",
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        "genitive",
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    {
      "form": "Amts",
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        "genitive",
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      "form": "Ämter",
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      "form": "Amt",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Amte",
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "Ämtern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "Amt",
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    {
      "form": "Ämter",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Ambt",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ammt",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ampt",
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        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "ambahte",
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    ],
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      "ambt",
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      "ambaxtos",
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      "ammet",
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      "ambt",
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    ],
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      "ambacht",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *h₂ent-\nProto-Indo-European *-s\nProto-Indo-European *h₂énts?\nProto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰí\nProto-Celtic *ambi-\nProto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-\nProto-Indo-European *-eti\nProto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti\nProto-Celtic *ageti\nProto-Celtic *-tos\nProto-Celtic *ambaxtos\nGaulish ambaxtosbor.\nProto-Germanic *ambahtaz\nProto-Germanic *ambahtiją\nProto-West Germanic *ambahtī\nOld High German ambaht\nMiddle High German ambahte\nGerman Amt\nFrom 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.\nThe 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.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Amtes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amts",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ämter",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ämter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amtes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amts",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ämter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ämtern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ämter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ambt",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ammt",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ampt",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,(e)s,^er"
      },
      "expansion": "Amt n (strong, genitive Amtes or Amts, plural Ämter)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Arbeitsamt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Auswärtiges Amt"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Bundesamt"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Bundeskanzleramt"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Bundeskartellamt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ehrenamt"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Finanzamt"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Hochamt"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Kanzleramt"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Kartellamt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kreiswehrersatzamt"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Kriminalamt"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Ordnungsamt"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Seelenamt"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Standesamt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wehrersatzamt"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,(e)s,^er"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Amtsanmaßung"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Amtsantritt"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Amtsausübung"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Amtsdauer"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Amtsende"
    },
    {
      "word": "Amtsenthebung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Amtsgebäude"
    },
    {
      "word": "Amtsgericht"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Amtshandlung"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Amtsinhaber"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Amtskollege"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Amtsmissbrauch"
    },
    {
      "word": "Amtsniederlegung"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Amtsperiode"
    },
    {
      "word": "Amtsrücktritt"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Amtsschimmel"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Amtsstube"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Amtsverzicht"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "agency; department; office (state institution responsible for specified concerns)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "agency",
          "agency"
        ],
        [
          "department",
          "department"
        ],
        [
          "office",
          "office"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "office; post (public function, e.g. of a civil servant)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "office",
          "office"
        ],
        [
          "post",
          "post"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "de:Roman Catholicism"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mass; office"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Roman Catholicism",
          "Roman Catholicism"
        ],
        [
          "mass",
          "mass"
        ],
        [
          "office",
          "office"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Roman Catholicism, chiefly in compounds) mass; office"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "in-compounds",
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Catholicism",
        "Christianity",
        "Roman-Catholicism"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German German",
        "German terms with historical senses",
        "Switzerland German"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "administrative unit (of a country); district"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "district",
          "district"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(now Switzerland, Germany historical) administrative unit (of a country); district"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Switzerland",
        "historical",
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/amt/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[amt]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ampt]"
    },
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a8/De-at-Amt.ogg/De-at-Amt.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/De-at-Amt.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Austria"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Amt.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/52/De-Amt.ogg/De-Amt.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/De-Amt.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Amt"
}

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