"Bedarf" meaning in German

See Bedarf in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bəˈdaʁf/ Audio: De-Bedarf.ogg , De-Bedarf3.ogg
Etymology: From Low German and Middle Low German bedarf, the present stem of bedörven (“to need”), from Old Saxon bi- + tharvōn (“to need, lack, want”). Morphologically identical to the present singular of Middle High German and German bedürfen. Etymology templates: {{bor|de|nds|-}} Low German, {{der|de|gml|bedarf}} Middle Low German bedarf, {{der|de|osx|bi-}} Old Saxon bi- Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s}} Bedarf m (strong, genitive Bedarfes or Bedarfs, plural Bedarfe) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s}} Forms: Bedarfes [genitive], Bedarfs [genitive], Bedarfe [plural], strong [table-tags], Bedarf [nominative, singular], Bedarfe [definite, nominative, plural], Bedarfes [genitive, singular], Bedarfs [genitive, singular], Bedarfe [definite, genitive, plural], Bedarf [dative, singular], Bedarfe [dative, singular], Bedarfen [dative, definite, plural], Bedarf [accusative, singular], Bedarfe [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. need Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Bedarf-de-noun-vo3~ALDU Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. demand Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Bedarf-de-noun-3~wXf9C7 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Bedürfnis, Mangel, Not
Related terms: Bedarfsaufstellung, Bedarfsanmeldung, Bedarfsdeckung, Bedarfseinschränkung, Bedarfsfall, Bedarfsgegenstand, Bedarfskürzung, Bedarfsminderung, Bedarfsplan, Finanzbedarf, Flüssigkeitsbedarf, Gesprächsbedarf, Grundbedarf, Handlungsbedarf, Hausbedarf, Jahresbedarf, Künstlerbedarf, Nachholbedarf, Nahrungsbedarf, Platzbedarf, Privatbedarf, Tagesbedarf, Wasserbedarf, bedürfen, bieder

Inflected forms

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      "word": "bedürfen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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