"arbeitslos" meaning in German

See arbeitslos in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈaʁbaɪ̯tsloːs/ Audio: De-arbeitslos.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From Arbeit + -s- + -los. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|Arbeit|-s-|-los}}, {{af|de|Arbeit|-s-|-los}} Arbeit + -s- + -los Head templates: {{de-adj}} arbeitslos (strong nominative masculine singular arbeitsloser, not comparable) Inflection templates: {{de-adecl}} Forms: arbeitsloser [masculine, nominative, singular, strong], no-table-tags [table-tags], arbeitslos [masculine, predicative, singular], arbeitslos [feminine, predicative, singular], arbeitslos [neuter, predicative, singular], arbeitslos [plural, predicative], arbeitsloser [masculine, nominative, singular, strong, without-article], arbeitslose [feminine, nominative, singular, strong, without-article], arbeitsloses [neuter, nominative, singular, strong, without-article], arbeitslose [nominative, plural, strong, without-article], arbeitslosen [genitive, masculine, singular, strong, without-article], arbeitsloser [feminine, genitive, singular, strong, without-article], arbeitslosen [genitive, neuter, singular, strong, without-article], arbeitsloser [genitive, plural, strong, without-article], arbeitslosem [dative, masculine, singular, strong, without-article], arbeitsloser [dative, feminine, singular, strong, without-article], arbeitslosem [dative, neuter, singular, strong, without-article], arbeitslosen [dative, plural, strong, without-article], arbeitslosen [accusative, masculine, singular, strong, without-article], arbeitslose [accusative, feminine, singular, strong, without-article], arbeitsloses [accusative, neuter, singular, strong, without-article], arbeitslose [accusative, plural, strong, without-article], der arbeitslose [definite, includes-article, masculine, nominative, singular, weak], die arbeitslose [definite, feminine, includes-article, nominative, singular, weak], das arbeitslose [definite, includes-article, neuter, nominative, singular, weak], die arbeitslosen [definite, includes-article, nominative, plural, weak], des arbeitslosen [definite, genitive, includes-article, masculine, singular, weak], der arbeitslosen [definite, feminine, genitive, includes-article, singular, weak], des arbeitslosen [definite, genitive, includes-article, neuter, singular, weak], der arbeitslosen [definite, genitive, includes-article, plural, weak], dem arbeitslosen [dative, definite, includes-article, masculine, singular, weak], der arbeitslosen [dative, definite, feminine, includes-article, singular, weak], dem arbeitslosen [dative, definite, includes-article, neuter, singular, weak], den arbeitslosen [dative, definite, includes-article, plural, weak], den arbeitslosen [accusative, definite, includes-article, masculine, singular, weak], die arbeitslose [accusative, definite, feminine, includes-article, singular, weak], das arbeitslose [accusative, definite, includes-article, neuter, singular, weak], die arbeitslosen [accusative, definite, includes-article, plural, weak], ein arbeitsloser [includes-article, indefinite, masculine, mixed, nominative, singular], eine arbeitslose [feminine, includes-article, indefinite, mixed, nominative, singular], ein arbeitsloses [includes-article, indefinite, mixed, neuter, nominative, singular], arbeitslosen [indefinite, mixed, nominative, plural], keine arbeitslosen [includes-article, indefinite, mixed, negative, nominative, plural], eines arbeitslosen [genitive, includes-article, indefinite, masculine, mixed, singular], einer arbeitslosen [feminine, genitive, includes-article, indefinite, mixed, singular], eines arbeitslosen [genitive, includes-article, indefinite, mixed, neuter, singular], arbeitslosen [genitive, indefinite, mixed, plural], keiner arbeitslosen [genitive, includes-article, indefinite, mixed, negative, plural], einem arbeitslosen [dative, includes-article, indefinite, masculine, mixed, singular], einer arbeitslosen [dative, feminine, includes-article, indefinite, mixed, singular], einem arbeitslosen [dative, includes-article, indefinite, mixed, neuter, singular], arbeitslosen [dative, indefinite, mixed, plural], keinen arbeitslosen [dative, includes-article, indefinite, mixed, negative, plural], einen arbeitslosen [accusative, includes-article, indefinite, masculine, mixed, singular], eine arbeitslose [accusative, feminine, includes-article, indefinite, mixed, singular], ein arbeitsloses [accusative, includes-article, indefinite, mixed, neuter, singular], arbeitslosen [accusative, indefinite, mixed, plural], keine arbeitslosen [accusative, includes-article, indefinite, mixed, negative, plural]
  1. (general) unemployed (having no work despite being willing to work) Tags: general, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-arbeitslos-de-adj-BQjVVGlE Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 18 37 45
  2. (colloquial) on welfare; unemployed; idle (having no work and being supported by social benefits despite being able to work) Tags: colloquial, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-arbeitslos-de-adj-ziWbzElc Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 18 37 45
  3. (law, Germany) working less than 15 hours a week, actively looking for a job that is subject to obligatory social-security payments, registered at the national employment agency, and responding to the latter’s placement services Tags: Germany, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-arbeitslos-de-adj-lwg~gAGG Categories (other): German German, Law, German entries referencing missing etymons, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, German terms interfixed with -s-, German terms suffixed with -los, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of German entries referencing missing etymons: 8 38 54 Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 6 39 55 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 6 38 56 Disambiguation of German terms interfixed with -s-: 11 32 57 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -los: 14 34 52 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 18 37 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 39 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 38 59 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 6 33 61 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: beschäftigungslos, brotlos, erwerbslos, stellenlos, stellungslos, unbeschäftigt Related terms: Arbeitslose, Arbeitsloser, Arbeitslosigkeit

Inflected forms

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      "form": "ein arbeitsloser",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "eine arbeitslose",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "ein arbeitsloses",
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    {
      "form": "arbeitslosen",
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    },
    {
      "form": "keine arbeitslosen",
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      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "eines arbeitslosen",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "einer arbeitslosen",
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    {
      "form": "eines arbeitslosen",
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        "neuter",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "arbeitslosen",
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    {
      "form": "keiner arbeitslosen",
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        "mixed",
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    {
      "form": "einem arbeitslosen",
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      "form": "einer arbeitslosen",
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    {
      "form": "einem arbeitslosen",
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      "form": "einen arbeitslosen",
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        "singular"
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        "feminine",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "ein arbeitsloses",
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        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
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        "plural"
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      "ipa": "/ˈaʁbaɪ̯tsloːs/"
    },
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "brotlos"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "erwerbslos"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "stellenlos"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "stellungslos"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
  ],
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}
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    "German lemmas",
    "German terms interfixed with -s-",
    "German terms suffixed with -los",
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    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
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      "form": "arbeitslosen",
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        "singular",
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      "form": "die arbeitslosen",
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        "plural",
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      "form": "des arbeitslosen",
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        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "weak"
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    {
      "form": "der arbeitslosen",
      "source": "declension",
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        "feminine",
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        "includes-article",
        "singular",
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    {
      "form": "des arbeitslosen",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
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        "singular",
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    {
      "form": "der arbeitslosen",
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        "includes-article",
        "plural",
        "weak"
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    {
      "form": "dem arbeitslosen",
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        "includes-article",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
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    {
      "form": "der arbeitslosen",
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        "singular",
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    {
      "form": "dem arbeitslosen",
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        "definite",
        "includes-article",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "weak"
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    },
    {
      "form": "den arbeitslosen",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "includes-article",
        "plural",
        "weak"
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    },
    {
      "form": "den arbeitslosen",
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        "masculine",
        "singular",
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      ]
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        "definite",
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    },
    {
      "form": "das arbeitslose",
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        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "die arbeitslosen",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "includes-article",
        "plural",
        "weak"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ein arbeitsloser",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "includes-article",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "mixed",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eine arbeitslose",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "includes-article",
        "indefinite",
        "mixed",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ein arbeitsloses",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "includes-article",
        "indefinite",
        "mixed",
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arbeitslosen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "mixed",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keine arbeitslosen",
      "source": "declension",
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        "includes-article",
        "indefinite",
        "mixed",
        "negative",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eines arbeitslosen",
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        "includes-article",
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        "masculine",
        "mixed",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "einer arbeitslosen",
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        "mixed",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eines arbeitslosen",
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        "includes-article",
        "indefinite",
        "mixed",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arbeitslosen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keiner arbeitslosen",
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "einem arbeitslosen",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "einer arbeitslosen",
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        "mixed",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "einem arbeitslosen",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "arbeitslosen",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keinen arbeitslosen",
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        "dative",
        "includes-article",
        "indefinite",
        "mixed",
        "negative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "einen arbeitslosen",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "mixed",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eine arbeitslose",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "feminine",
        "includes-article",
        "indefinite",
        "mixed",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ein arbeitsloses",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "includes-article",
        "indefinite",
        "mixed",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arbeitslosen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "indefinite",
        "mixed",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keine arbeitslosen",
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        "includes-article",
        "indefinite",
        "mixed",
        "negative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      "expansion": "arbeitslos (strong nominative masculine singular arbeitsloser, not comparable)",
      "name": "de-adj"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "ar",
        "beits",
        "los"
      ]
    }
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      "name": "de-adecl"
    }
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "word": "Arbeitslose"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arbeitsloser"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arbeitslosigkeit"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "unemployed (having no work despite being willing to work)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unemployed",
          "unemployed"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(general) unemployed (having no work despite being willing to work)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "general",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German colloquialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "on welfare; unemployed; idle (having no work and being supported by social benefits despite being able to work)"
      ],
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        [
          "welfare",
          "welfare"
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        [
          "unemployed",
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        ],
        [
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) on welfare; unemployed; idle (having no work and being supported by social benefits despite being able to work)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
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      "categories": [
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        "de:Law"
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      "glosses": [
        "working less than 15 hours a week, actively looking for a job that is subject to obligatory social-security payments, registered at the national employment agency, and responding to the latter’s placement services"
      ],
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        "(law, Germany) working less than 15 hours a week, actively looking for a job that is subject to obligatory social-security payments, registered at the national employment agency, and responding to the latter’s placement services"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "not-comparable"
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈaʁbaɪ̯tsloːs/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-arbeitslos.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/58/De-arbeitslos.ogg/De-arbeitslos.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/De-arbeitslos.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "beschäftigungslos"
    },
    {
      "word": "brotlos"
    },
    {
      "word": "erwerbslos"
    },
    {
      "word": "stellenlos"
    },
    {
      "word": "stellungslos"
    },
    {
      "word": "unbeschäftigt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "arbeitslos"
}

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