Kindertagesstätte

German

Alternative forms

• Kita, KiTa (short forms)

Etymology

From Kind (“child”) +‎ -er- +‎ Tagestätte (“day care center”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪndɐˌtaːɡəsˌʃtɛtə/, /ˌkɪndɐˈtaːɡəsˌʃtɛtə/

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• Hyphenation: Kin‧der‧ta‧ges‧stät‧te

Noun

Kindertagesstätte f (genitive Kindertagesstätte, plural Kindertagesstätten)

1. day care center; nursery school; kindergarten (for preschool children)

Synonyms

• Kindergarten (widely used interchangeably except that Kindergarten is commoner for religiously or ideologically affiliated institutions)

Further reading

• “Kindertagesstätte” in Duden online
• “Kindertagesstätte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache