Geschäft
See also: geschaft
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German gescheft, from Old High German giscaft, from Proto-Germanic *gaskaftiz. Cognate with German Geschäft.
Noun
Geschäft n
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 74.
German
Etymology
From Middle High German gescheft, from Old High German giscaft, from Proto-Germanic *gaskaftiz. Cognate with Yiddish געשעפֿט (gesheft).
Pronunciation
Noun
Geschäft n (genitive Geschäftes or Geschäfts, plural Geschäfte, diminutive Geschäftchen n or Geschäfterl n or Geschäftl n)
- shop; store
- business
- business activity
- 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 46/2010, page 89:
- Unternehmen und Manager, die bei ihren Geschäften im Ausland Menschenrechte verletzen, sollen künftig auch nach deutschem Zivil- und Wirtschaftsrecht haftbar gemacht werden.
- Entrepreneurs and managers that violate human rights during their foreign business activities are to be held liable according to German civil and commercial law in the future.
- Unternehmen und Manager, die bei ihren Geschäften im Ausland Menschenrechte verletzen, sollen künftig auch nach deutschem Zivil- und Wirtschaftsrecht haftbar gemacht werden.
- 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 46/2010, page 89:
- transaction
Declension
Synonyms
- (shop, store): Laden
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Romanian: gheșeft
Further reading
- “Geschäft” in Duden online
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
Noun
Geschäft n (plural Geschäfter)
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