"Beruf" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /bəˈʁuːf/ Audio: De-at-Beruf.ogg [Austria], De-Beruf.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German [Term?]. Deverbal from berufen (literally “calling”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh}} Middle High German [Term?], {{deverbal|de|berufen|lit=calling}} Deverbal from berufen (literally “calling”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s}} Beruf m (strong, genitive Berufes or Berufs, plural Berufe) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s}} Forms: Berufes [genitive], Berufs [genitive], Berufe [plural], strong [table-tags], Beruf [nominative, singular], Berufe [definite, nominative, plural], Berufes [genitive, singular], Berufs [genitive, singular], Berufe [definite, genitive, plural], Beruf [dative, singular], Berufe [dative, singular], Berufen [dative, definite, plural], Beruf [accusative, singular], Berufe [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. occupation, profession, trade, job, career Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-Beruf-de-noun-9ElvWelB Disambiguation of Occupations: 78 22 Categories (other): German deverbals, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German deverbals: 53 47 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 79 21
  2. vocation Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Beruf-de-noun-dOnvpxJr Categories (other): German deverbals Disambiguation of German deverbals: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: beruflich, berufstätig Related terms: Berufseinsteiger, Berufskrankheit, Berufspolitiker, Berufsschule, Berufsverbot, Freiberufler, Handwerksberuf, Lehrerberuf, Malerberuf

Inflected forms

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        "singular"
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Berufseinsteiger"
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      "word": "Berufspolitiker"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Berufsschule"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Berufsverbot"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Freiberufler"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Handwerksberuf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Lehrerberuf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Malerberuf"
    }
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "79 21",
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          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        [
          "trade",
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        ],
        [
          "job",
          "job"
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        [
          "career",
          "career"
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      ]
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    },
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    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "German terms with audio links",
    "Middle High German term requests",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "word": "Berufseinsteiger"
    },
    {
      "word": "Berufskrankheit"
    },
    {
      "word": "Berufspolitiker"
    },
    {
      "word": "Berufsschule"
    },
    {
      "word": "Berufsverbot"
    },
    {
      "word": "Freiberufler"
    },
    {
      "word": "Handwerksberuf"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lehrerberuf"
    },
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    }
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      ],
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        [
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