German

edit

Etymology

edit

From Arbeit (work) +‎ -s- +‎ Dienst (service).

Pronunciation

edit
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

edit

Arbeitsdienst m (strong, genitive Arbeitsdienstes, plural Arbeitsdienste)

  1. voluntary service
    Synonyms: Freiwilligendienst, Freiwilligenarbeit
  2. (historical) labor service

Declension

edit

References

edit
  • Michael Robert, Karin Doerr (2002) Nazi-Deutsch/Nazi-German: An English lexicon of the language of the Third Reich, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, →ISBN, page 68

Further reading

edit