afdeling

Danish

Etymology

From German Abteilung, from ab- (“from”) +‎ Teil (“part”).

Noun

afdeling c (singular definite afdelingen, plural indefinite afdelinger)

1. part (group inside a larger group)
2. section
3. division (section of a large company)
4. department
5. branch
6. ward
7. block
8. unit
9. detachment
10. compartment

Inflection

Declension of afdeling

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	afdeling	afdelingen	afdelinger	afdelingerne
genitive	afdelings	afdelingens	afdelingers	afdelingernes

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Dutch

Alternative forms

• (before 1934) afdeeling

Etymology

From afdelen +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑfˌdeː.lɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: af‧de‧ling

Noun

afdeling f (plural afdelingen, diminutive afdelinkje n)

1. department, branch
2. section, part
3. (military, chiefly artillery) regiment, army unit consisting of more than one battalions

Derived terms

• (military) legerafdeling

Descendants

• Afrikaans: afdeling
• → Indonesian: afdeling

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch afdeling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /af.de.liŋ/
• Hyphenation: af‧dé‧ling

Noun

afdeling

1. department, branch
2. section, part

Further reading

• “afdeling” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.