Kontor

See also: kontor

German

Etymology

Since 16th century, borrowed from Middle Low German kontôr, kuntôr, komtôr, kumtôr, komptor, kumptor (“commercial branch; writing room; counting desk/table”), from Middle Dutch contoor, contoir, comptoir, from Middle French contoir, comptoir, from conter, compter (“to count”) + -oir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɔnˈtoːɐ̯]

• Audio:

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Noun

Kontor n (strong, genitive Kontors, plural Kontore)

1. branch office

Declension

Declension of Kontor [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Kontor	die	Kontore
genitive	eines	des	Kontors	der	Kontore
dative	einem	dem	Kontor	den	Kontoren
accusative	ein	das	Kontor	die	Kontore

Further reading

• “Kontor” in Duden online