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Entscheid
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German
Etymology
From Late de gmh entscheit (15th c.), deverbal from de entscheiden to decide.
Pronunciation
de /ɛntˈʃaɪ̯t/
de De-Entscheid.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Ent scheid
Noun
m,(e)s
de now chiefly Switzerland de Entscheidung decision
de Meinen Entscheid, Skilehrer in Zermatt zu werden, habe ich nie bereut. I’ve never regretted my decision to become a skiing instructor in Zermatt.
de chiefly Germany de Volksentscheid,Bürgerentscheid plebiscite, referendum
Usage notes
The general use for “decision” is unusual in Germany, entirely in everyday parlance, for the most part also in written style.
Declension
m,(e)s
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