departement

See also: Departement, département, and dêpartément

Czech

Etymology

Derived from French département.

Noun

departement m inan

1. a department, section (government department)

   Synonym: resort

2. a department (administrative area in France)

Declension

Declension of departement (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	departement	departementy
genitive	departementu	departementů
dative	departementu	departementům
accusative	departement	departementy
vocative	departemente	departementy
locative	departementu	departementech
instrumental	departementem	departementy

Further reading

• “departement”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “departement”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “departement”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Danish

Etymology

From French département.

Noun

departement n (singular definite departementet, plural indefinite departementer)

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Declension

Declension of departement

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	departement	departementet	departementer	departementerne
genitive	departements	departementets	departementers	departementernes

Related terms

• departemental

Further reading

• “departement” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French département.

Noun

departement n (definite singular departementet, indefinite plural departement or departementer, definite plural departementa or departementene)

1. a department, or ministry (e.g. UK) (government department)
2. a department (administrative area in France)

Derived terms

• helsedepartement
• justisdepartement

References

• “departement” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French département.

Noun

departement n (definite singular departementet, indefinite plural departement, definite plural departementa)

1. a department, or ministry (e.g. UK) (government department)
2. a department (administrative area in France)

Derived terms

• helsedepartement
• justisdepartement

References

• “departement” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

departement n

1. a ministry

Declension

Declension of departement

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	departement	departements
	definite	departementet	departementets
plural	indefinite	departement	departements
	definite	departementen	departementens

Descendants

• → Pite Sami: departemännta