GmbH

See also: GMBH and G. m. b. H.

English

Alternative forms

• GMBH

Etymology

Borrowed from German GmbH.

Noun

GmbH

1. A German limited liability company.
   • 2013 April 2, “Latecomer wins FIFA goal-line tech deal”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     Should the system perform adequately, GoalControl GmbH will be the official GLT provider when the World Cup heads to Brazil for the second time next year.

German

Alternative forms

• G. m. b. H. (dated)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡeː.ʔɛm.beːˈhaː/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

GmbH f (genitive GmbH, plural GmbHs or GmbHen)

1. initialism of Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung

   Synonyms: (Austria) Ges.m.b.H., Ges. m. b. H.

   Hyponym: gGmbH

Declension

Declension of GmbH [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	GmbH	die	GmbHs, GmbHen
genitive	einer	der	GmbH	der	GmbHs, GmbHen
dative	einer	der	GmbH	den	GmbHs, GmbHen
accusative	eine	die	GmbH	die	GmbHs, GmbHen

Coordinate terms

• (Brazil): ltda. (Portuguese)
• (Canada): Ltd. (English), Ltée. (French)
• (Germany, Austria): GmbH (German)
• (Hungary): kft. (Hungarian)
• (Italy): SpA (Italian)
• (Netherlands): N.V. (Dutch)
• (Poland): sp. z o.o. (Polish)
• (Russia): ООО (OOO) (Russian)
• (Sweden): AB (Swedish)
• (UK): PLC (English)
• (USA): Inc. (English), LLC (English)

Further reading

• “GmbH” in Duden online
• “GmbH” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon