Abteilung

/ˈapˌtaɪ̯lʊŋ/

die noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Abteilungen

Meaning

  1. department, section

    Built from ab- + teilen (to divide).

    • Er arbeitet in der Abteilung für Marketing.

      He works in the marketing department.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

sektion

Close synonyms for a division or section of an organization.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

apartado

Close — a department/section overlaps with apartado.

Practice

1 What does Abteilung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er arbeitet in der ___ für Marketing.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Abteilung?

See also

nouncompound

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