Antiquariat

See also: antiquariat

German

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin antīquāriātus. By surface analysis, Antiquar +‎ -at.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /antikvaˈʁi̯aːt/
• Hyphenation: An‧ti‧qua‧ri‧at

• Audio:

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Noun

Antiquariat n (strong, genitive Antiquariates or Antiquariats, plural Antiquariate)

1. (countable) antiquarian bookshop, used bookstore

   Synonym: Gebrauchtbuchhandel

2. (uncountable) antiquarian trade

Declension

Declension of Antiquariat [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Antiquariat	die	Antiquariate
genitive	eines	des	Antiquariates, Antiquariats	der	Antiquariate
dative	einem	dem	Antiquariat, Antiquariate1	den	Antiquariaten
accusative	ein	das	Antiquariat	die	Antiquariate

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• antiquarisch

Descendants

• → English: antiquariat
• → Polish: antykwariat
• → Romanian: anticariat

Further reading

• “Antiquariat” in Duden online
• “Antiquariat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache