anstatt

German

Etymology

From an (“on”) +‎ Statt (“stead”). Compare English instead.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔan.ʼʃtat/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -at

Conjunction

anstatt

1. instead of

   Anstatt mich anzurufen, ging er mit seinen Freunden ins Kino.

   Instead of calling me, he went to the movies with his friends.

Preposition

anstatt [with genitive]

1. instead of

   Synonyms: an Platz, statt

Synonyms

• anstelle (an Stelle)

Related terms

• statt

Descendants

• ⇒ Esperanto: anstataŭ

Further reading

• “anstatt”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “anstatt” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon