dienst

See also: Dienst

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dienst, from Old Dutch *thionost, from Proto-Germanic *þewanōstaz. Equivalent to dienen +‎ -st.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dinst/

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• Hyphenation: dienst

Noun

dienst m (plural diensten, diminutive dienstje n)

1. service
2. draft

Derived terms

• bestuursdienst
• dienstig
• dienstplicht
• dienstweigeraar
• eredienst
• godsdienst
• kerkdienst

 

Descendants

• → Indonesian: dinas

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German

Verb

dienst

1. (deprecated template usage) Second-person singular present of dienen.