Amt

See also: amt and AMT

German

Alternative forms

• Ambt, Ammt, Ampt (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German ambahte, ambehte, ambet, ammet, ampt, ambt, amt, from Old High German ambahti, ambaht, from Proto-Germanic *ambahtaz, from Gaulish ambaxtos, from Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos. The Middle High German contracted form ambet developed quite regularly, via also attested ammet or ambt, into modern German Amt. Cognate with Dutch ambacht and ambt. Cognate to English umbe, agent, and ambassador.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Amt n (genitive Amts or Amtes, plural Ämter)

1. agency; department; office (state institution responsible for specified concerns)
2. office; post (public function, e.g. of a civil servant)
3. (Roman Catholicism, chiefly in compounds) mass; office

Derived terms

• amtieren
• amtierend
• amtlich
• Amtsanmaßung f
• Amtshandlung f
• Amtsinhaber m
• Amtskollege m
• Amtsmissbrauch m
• Amtsschimmel m
• Amtsstube f
• Amtsverzicht m
• Arbeitsamt n
• Beamter m (Beamte m)
• Bundesamt n
• Finanzamt n
• Hochamt n
• Kanzleramt
• Kartellamt n
• Kriminalamt
• Ordnungsamt n
• Seelenamt
• Standesamt

 

Further reading

• “Amt” in Duden online