Jobcenter

German

Alternative forms

• Job-Center

Etymology

Job +‎ Center or English job center.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔpˌsɛntɐ/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Jobcenter n (strong, genitive Jobcenters, plural Jobcenter)

1. job center

Usage notes

• The Duden prescribes that unadapted borrowings from English consisting of two nouns be written solid (Jobcenter) or, if it improves legibility, hyphenated (Job-Center). The spaced spelling (Job Center) is proscribed.

Declension

Declension of Jobcenter [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Jobcenter	die	Jobcenter
genitive	eines	des	Jobcenters	der	Jobcenter
dative	einem	dem	Jobcenter	den	Jobcentern
accusative	ein	das	Jobcenter	die	Jobcenter

Further reading

• “Jobcenter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Jobcenter” in Duden online
• “Jobcenter” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon