Pfründe

German

Etymology

From Middle High German pfrüende, pfruonde, from Old High German phruonta, from (early) Medieval Latin provenda, alteration of Latin praebenda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpfʁʏndə/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈfʁʏndə/ (most northern and central German speakers)

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Noun

Pfründe f (genitive Pfründe, plural Pfründen)

1. (Christianity, historical) benefice (income attached to an ecclesiastical function)
2. (figurative, literary) lucrative position or possession

Declension

Declension of Pfründe [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Pfründe	die	Pfründen
genitive	einer	der	Pfründe	der	Pfründen
dative	einer	der	Pfründe	den	Pfründen
accusative	eine	die	Pfründe	die	Pfründen