"IM" meaning in German

See IM in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /iːˈɛm/, [ˌʔiːˈʔɛm], [ʔiˈʔɛm] Audio: De-IM.ogg
Etymology: Literally, “unofficial associate, unofficial staff member”. The word Mitarbeiter is literally “with-worker, cooperator”, but has the general sense of “employee, staffer”; therefore the usual English translation “collaborator” is imprecise. The coordinate terms Offizieller Mitarbeiter or, more commonly, Hauptamtlicher Mitarbeiter referred to the Stasi’s ordinary civil servants. Etymology templates: {{yesno||l|L}} L, {{m-g|unofficial associate, unofficial staff member}} “unofficial associate, unofficial staff member”, {{lit|unofficial associate, unofficial staff member}} Literally, “unofficial associate, unofficial staff member” Head templates: {{de-noun|m:f,-:'s􂀿<abbr title="masculine gender">m</abbr> alternatively􂁀:s,-:'s:s}} IM m or f (strong, genitive IM or (m alternatively) IM's or IMs, plural IM or IM's or IMs) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,-:'s:s,-:'s:s}}, {{de-ndecl|f,-:'s:s}} Forms: IM [genitive], IM's [error-unknown-tag, genitive], IMs [genitive], IM [plural], IM's [plural], IMs [plural], strong [table-tags], IM [nominative, singular], IM [definite, nominative, plural], IM's [definite, nominative, plural], IMs [definite, nominative, plural], IM [genitive, singular], IM's [genitive, singular], IMs [genitive, singular], IM [definite, genitive, plural], IM's [definite, genitive, plural], IMs [definite, genitive, plural], IM [dative, singular], IM [dative, definite, plural], IM's [dative, definite, plural], IMs [dative, definite, plural], IM [accusative, singular], IM [accusative, definite, plural], IM's [accusative, definite, plural], IMs [accusative, definite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], IM [nominative, singular], IM [definite, nominative, plural], IM's [definite, nominative, plural], IMs [definite, nominative, plural], IM [genitive, singular], IM [definite, genitive, plural], IM's [definite, genitive, plural], IMs [definite, genitive, plural], IM [dative, singular], IM [dative, definite, plural], IM's [dative, definite, plural], IMs [dative, definite, plural], IM [accusative, singular], IM [accusative, definite, plural], IM's [accusative, definite, plural], IMs [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (historical, East Germany) initialism of Inoffizieller Mitarbeiter / Inoffizielle Mitarbeiterin (“unofficial collaborator”), an informant in the German Democratic Republic who delivered private information to the Stasi. Tags: East, Germany, abbreviation, alt-of, feminine, historical, initialism, masculine, strong Alternative form of: Inoffizieller Mitarbeiter (extra: (“unofficial collaborator”), an informant in the German Democratic Republic who delivered private information to the Stasi), Inoffizielle Mitarbeiterin (extra: (“unofficial collaborator”), an informant in the German Democratic Republic who delivered private information to the Stasi) Hyponyms: IMA, IME Related terms: DDR, Stasi
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        "German terms with historical senses",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "de:East Germany"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "initialism of Inoffizieller Mitarbeiter / Inoffizielle Mitarbeiterin (“unofficial collaborator”), an informant in the German Democratic Republic who delivered private information to the Stasi."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Inoffizieller Mitarbeiter / Inoffizielle Mitarbeiterin",
          "w:de:Inoffizieller Mitarbeiter"
        ],
        [
          "informant",
          "informant"
        ],
        [
          "German Democratic Republic",
          "German Democratic Republic"
        ],
        [
          "Stasi",
          "Stasi"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical, East Germany) initialism of Inoffizieller Mitarbeiter / Inoffizielle Mitarbeiterin (“unofficial collaborator”), an informant in the German Democratic Republic who delivered private information to the Stasi."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "East",
        "Germany",
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "feminine",
        "historical",
        "initialism",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/iːˈɛm/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˌʔiːˈʔɛm]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔiˈʔɛm]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-IM.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/42/De-IM.ogg/De-IM.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/De-IM.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "IM"
}

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