German word

Landwirtschaft

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈlantvɪʁtʃaft/

Meaning

  • feminine nounagriculture

Example

Heute beschäftigt die Landwirtschaft viele Menschen.

Today, agriculture employs many people.

Illustration for Landwirtschaft (agriculture)

More examples

Ökologische Landwirtschaft gewinnt zunehmend an Bedeutung.

Organic farming is becoming increasingly important.

Core concept

A patchwork of fields, livestock, and farm work that supplies food and other agricultural products.

Common phrases

  • in der Landwirtschaft arbeiten

    work in agriculture

  • ökologische Landwirtschaft

    organic farming

  • die Landwirtschaft fördern

    promote agriculture

Similar words

Bauernhof: A working farm for growing crops and keeping animals.
Landwirt: Someone whose occupation is farming.
Ackerbau: The growing of grain, vegetables, and other field crops.
Viehzucht: The care and breeding of domesticated farm animals.

Definition in German

Betrieb von Ackerland und Viehhaltung zur Erzeugung von Lebensmitteln und landwirtschaftlichen Produkten.

Word origin

Landwirtschaft is a compound of Land, meaning land or country, and Wirtschaft, meaning economic management or enterprise.

Usage tips

  • Landwirtschaft is feminine, with the definite article die and the dative form der in the phrase in der Landwirtschaft.

Other meanings

  • farmingnoun
  • agricultural sectornoun

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