"Zweck" meaning in German

See Zweck in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /t͡svɛk/ Audio: De-Zweck.ogg
Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s}} Zweck m (strong, genitive Zweckes or Zwecks, plural Zwecke) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s}} Forms: Zweckes [genitive], Zwecks [genitive], Zwecke [plural], strong [table-tags], Zweck [nominative, singular], Zwecke [definite, nominative, plural], Zweckes [genitive, singular], Zwecks [genitive, singular], Zwecke [definite, genitive, plural], Zweck [dative, singular], Zwecke [dative, singular], Zwecken [dative, definite, plural], Zweck [accusative, singular], Zwecke [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. purpose Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Zweck-de-noun-gbBt9DA-
  2. point Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Zweck-de-noun-7ALL2mm- Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 5 32 32 32
  3. point Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Zweck-de-noun-t5HTOFna Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 5 32 32 32
  4. point Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Zweck-de-noun-gEpUORj3 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 5 32 32 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: zwecklos, zweckmäßig, Verzweckung
Related terms: Hauptzweck, Reisezweck, Selbstzweck, Verwendungszweck, Mittel zum Zweck, Zweckbau, Zweckbündnis, zweckdienlich, Zweckentfremdung, Zweckoptimismus, Zweckpessimismus, Absicht

Inflected forms

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