Behörde
German
Etymology
Derived from the German Low German and Middle Low German verb behören (“to belong”), for which High German usually uses gehören. The sense is “responsible institution”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈhøːɐ̯də/ Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "standard" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
- IPA(key): /bəˈhœʁdə/, [-hœʁ-], [-hœɐ̯-] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "common speech" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
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Noun
Behörde f (genitive Behörde, plural Behörden)
- authority (govermental institution)
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Further reading
- “Behörde” in Duden online