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Salzamt
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German
Etymology
de :af Salz<t:salt> Amt<t:government agency>
de Salz Amt salt government agency
Pronunciation
de [ˈzalt͡s.amt]
de Austria de [ˈsalt͡s.amt]
de Salz amt
de De-Salzamt.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n,(e)s,^er
de historic an agency tasked with the administration of the government salt monopoly
de Austria humor a fictional non-existing or unresponsive government agency
Usage notes
For the humerous usage, the word is typically used with the verb de beschweren to complain, e.g. Du kannst dich beim Salzamt beschweren (“you may complain at the department of saline affairs”), meaning that any complaint with any authority will be fruitless.
Declension
n,(e)s,^er
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