Aufenthalt
German
Etymology
From Middle High German ūfenthalt (“stay”), derived from ūfenthalten, a variant of ūfhalten, whence modern German aufhalten (“to stay”). Formally auf- + ent- + Halt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯f.ʔɛntˌhalt/ (prescriptive standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯.fəntˌhalt/ (normal)
Audio: (file)
Noun
Aufenthalt m (genitive Aufenthalts, plural Aufenthalte)
- stay; residence; presence (the state of being in a place)
- sojourn; stop (a short stay)
- (literary) residence (a place where one lives or stays)
Declension
Synonyms
Derived terms
- Aufenthaltsort
- Aufenthaltsgenehmigung
- Aufenthaltserlaubnis
- Aufenthaltsverlängerung
- Aufenthaltsdauer
- Daueraufenthalt
- Kurzaufenthalt
- Zwangsaufenthalt
Related terms
- (sich) aufhalten
Further reading
- “Aufenthalt” in Duden online
- Aufenthalt in DWDS (Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache)
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