Zweck

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See also: Zwéck

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡svɛk/
  • (file)

Noun

Zweck m (genitive Zweckes or Zwecks, plural Zwecke)

  1. purpose, cause
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 32/2010, page 64:
      Für sogenannte Dual-use-Produkte, die potentiell zu militärischen und zivilen Zwecken einsetzbar sind, muss zuvor eine Ausfuhrgenehmigung beantragt werden.
      For so-called dual-use products, which are potentially usable for military and civilian purposes, one needs to apply for an export permit first.
  2. point

Declension

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Derived terms

Related terms

See also

Further reading

  • Zweck” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

Noun

Zweck m (plural Zweck)

  1. purpose
    All die Wertschaft had kee Zweck.
    All this hassle had no purpose.
  2. sense

Further reading


Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German zwec, from Old High German zwec. Cognate with German Zweck.

Pronunciation

Noun

Zweck m (plural Zwecker)

  1. purpose
  2. sense, point