"Zunft" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /t͡sʊnft/ Audio: De-Zunft.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German zunft, Old High German zumft, from Proto-Germanic *tumþiz (“guild”). Historically, the predominant word for “guild” was Gilde in Low German, Innung in Central German, and Zunft in Upper German. In contemporary standard German, the predominant use is Gilde for historic merchant guilds, Zunft for historic craftsmen guilds, and Innung for modern interest groups of craftspeople. Etymology templates: {{root|de|ine-pro|*dem-}}, {{inh|de|gmh|zunft}} Middle High German zunft, {{inh|de|goh|zumft}} Old High German zumft, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*tumþiz||guild}} Proto-Germanic *tumþiz (“guild”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f,^e}} Zunft f (genitive Zunft, plural Zünfte) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f,^e}} Forms: Zunft [genitive], Zünfte [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Zunft [nominative, singular], Zünfte [definite, nominative, plural], Zunft [genitive, singular], Zünfte [definite, genitive, plural], Zunft [dative, singular], Zünften [dative, definite, plural], Zunft [accusative, singular], Zünfte [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (historical) guild, especially of craftsmen Tags: feminine, historical
    Sense id: en-Zunft-de-noun-bMFVZW7A Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 25
  2. (chiefly in compounds) all of those who practice some craft or (humorous) any profession Tags: feminine, in-compounds
    Sense id: en-Zunft-de-noun-rt3npLuC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: zünftig Related terms: Gilde, Innung

Inflected forms

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