"Ersatz" meaning in German

See Ersatz in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʔɛɐ̯ˈzats/ Audio: De-Ersatz.ogg
Etymology: Back-formation of ersetzen (“to replace, substitute”). Etymology templates: {{back-formation|de|ersetzen|t=to replace, substitute}} Back-formation of ersetzen (“to replace, substitute”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,^e􂀿uncommon􂁀}} Ersatz m (strong, genitive Ersatzes, plural (uncommon) Ersätze) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,^e􂀿uncommon􂁀}} Forms: Ersatzes [genitive], Ersätze [plural, uncommon], strong [table-tags], Ersatz [nominative, singular], Ersätze [definite, nominative, plural, uncommon], Ersatzes [genitive, singular], Ersätze [definite, genitive, plural, uncommon], Ersatz [dative, singular], Ersatze [dative, singular], Ersätzen [dative, definite, plural, uncommon], Ersatz [accusative, singular], Ersätze [accusative, definite, plural, uncommon]
  1. (usually in the singular) replacement, substitute Tags: masculine, singular, strong, usually
    Sense id: en-Ersatz-de-noun-n6E-zwUR Categories (other): German back-formations, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German back-formations: 46 54 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
  2. (law) compensation Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Law Synonyms: Entschädigung
    Sense id: en-Ersatz-de-noun-tm7KtXhh Categories (other): German back-formations, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German back-formations: 46 54 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Ersatzfrau, ersatzlos, Ersatzmann, Ersatzreifen, Ersatzreligion, Schadenersatz, Schadensersatz, Schienenersatzverkehr

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "45 55",
      "word": "Ersatzfrau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "45 55",
      "word": "ersatzlos"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "45 55",
      "word": "Ersatzmann"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "45 55",
      "word": "Ersatzreifen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "45 55",
      "word": "Ersatzreligion"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "45 55",
      "word": "Schadenersatz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "45 55",
      "word": "Schadensersatz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "45 55",
      "word": "Schienenersatzverkehr"
    }
  ],
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          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "ersatz",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: ersatz",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: ersatz"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "ersatz",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: ersatz",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: ersatz"
    },
    {
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "erzac",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: erzac",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: erzac"
    }
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      },
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      "name": "back-formation"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Back-formation of ersetzen (“to replace, substitute”).",
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    {
      "form": "Ersatzes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ersätze",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "uncommon"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "strong",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ersatz",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural",
        "uncommon"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Ersatzes",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "form": "Ersätzen",
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        "plural",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Ersatz",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ersätze",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural",
        "uncommon"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "m,,^e􂀿uncommon􂁀"
      },
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      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German back-formations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "48 52",
          "kind": "other",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "47 53",
          "kind": "other",
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "They scoured the vast and various territories of the Soviet Union and tested over 1,000 different species looking for an alternative to the South American rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensi.",
          "ref": "2021 March 10, Jack McGovan, “Autoreifen aus Löwenzahn - eine ökologische Alternative?”, in Deutsche Welle (article), retrieved 2022-07-01:",
          "text": "Sie forschten in den Weiten der Sowjetunion und untersuchten rund eintausend verschiedene Pflanzenarten, um einen Ersatz für den Saft des südamerikanischen Kautschukbaums Hevea brasiliensis zu finden.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "replacement, substitute"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "singular"
        ],
        [
          "replacement",
          "replacement"
        ],
        [
          "substitute",
          "substitute"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(usually in the singular) replacement, substitute"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "strong",
        "usually"
      ]
    },
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          "name": "Law",
          "orig": "de:Law",
          "parents": [
            "Justice",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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        },
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          "_dis": "48 52",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "47 53",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1895, Otto Mayer, Deutsches Verwaltungsrecht, volume 1, Leipzig, page 184:",
          "text": "In der Verwaltung kann die prozessführende Behörde auch eine andere Kasse als die des Staates hinter sich haben; unterliegt sie, so fallen diese Ersätze \"demjenigen zur Last, der nach gesetzlicher Bestimmung die Amtsunkosten der Behörde zu tragen hat\" […]",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "compensation"
      ],
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          "law#English"
        ],
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          "compensation",
          "compensation"
        ]
      ],
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        "(law) compensation"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Entschädigung"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔɛɐ̯ˈzats/"
    },
    {
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c2/De-Ersatz.ogg/De-Ersatz.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/De-Ersatz.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ersatz"
}
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    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German lemmas",
    "German masculine nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Ersatzfrau"
    },
    {
      "word": "ersatzlos"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ersatzmann"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ersatzreifen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ersatzreligion"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schadenersatz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schadensersatz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schienenersatzverkehr"
    }
  ],
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: ersatz",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: ersatz"
    },
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        {
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            "1": "fr",
            "2": "ersatz",
            "bor": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: ersatz"
    },
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        {
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            "2": "erzac",
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: erzac"
    }
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      },
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    {
      "form": "Ersatzes",
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ersätze",
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Ersatz",
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    },
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      "form": "Ersatzes",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Ersätze",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural",
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    },
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      "form": "Ersatz",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ersatze",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ersätzen",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ersatz",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ersätze",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural",
        "uncommon"
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    }
  ],
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        "1": "m,,^e􂀿uncommon􂁀"
      },
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      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "German terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "They scoured the vast and various territories of the Soviet Union and tested over 1,000 different species looking for an alternative to the South American rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensi.",
          "ref": "2021 March 10, Jack McGovan, “Autoreifen aus Löwenzahn - eine ökologische Alternative?”, in Deutsche Welle (article), retrieved 2022-07-01:",
          "text": "Sie forschten in den Weiten der Sowjetunion und untersuchten rund eintausend verschiedene Pflanzenarten, um einen Ersatz für den Saft des südamerikanischen Kautschukbaums Hevea brasiliensis zu finden.",
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      ],
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        "replacement, substitute"
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      ],
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      ]
    },
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        {
          "ref": "1895, Otto Mayer, Deutsches Verwaltungsrecht, volume 1, Leipzig, page 184:",
          "text": "In der Verwaltung kann die prozessführende Behörde auch eine andere Kasse als die des Staates hinter sich haben; unterliegt sie, so fallen diese Ersätze \"demjenigen zur Last, der nach gesetzlicher Bestimmung die Amtsunkosten der Behörde zu tragen hat\" […]",
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        }
      ],
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        "compensation"
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          "compensation",
          "compensation"
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      ],
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        "(law) compensation"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Entschädigung"
        }
      ],
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        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ],
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        "law"
      ]
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  ],
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Ersatz"
}

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