Polyglot Dictionary

Geschäftsstelle

/ɡəˈʃɛftsˌʃtɛlə/

die noun B2

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

Forms

plural
Geschäftsstellen

Meaning

  1. office, branch office

    Built from Geschäft (business) + Stelle (place, office).

    • Die Geschäftsstelle ist montags bis freitags geöffnet.

      The office is open Monday to Friday.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Geschäft business
  • Stelle place, office

Similar words

Similar in other languages

English

agency

Close — a branch office relates to an agency.

English

bureau

Close — a branch office relates to a bureau.

Practice

1 What does Geschäftsstelle mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ ist montags bis freitags geöffnet.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Geschäftsstelle?

nouncompound

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