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59 words
German word
Zunft
Pronunciation
IPA/tsʊnft/
Meaning
- feminine nounguild
Example
Im Mittelalter spielten die Zünfte eine wichtige Rolle.
In the Middle Ages, guilds played an important role.
More examples
Heute existieren noch einige Zünfte, die regionale Handwerksmessen organisieren.
Today, a few guilds still exist that organize regional craft fairs.
Core concept
A community of people in one craft, joined by shared standards and a regulated path from apprentice to master.
Common phrases
in eine Zunft eintreten
join a guild
zur Zunft gehören
belong to a guild
Similar words
Gilde: A medieval association of merchants or craftspeople in the same trade.
Innung: A local trade association that sets standards and manages training for craftspeople.
Handwerkskammer: A public chamber representing the crafts and overseeing training and industry standards.
Definition in German
Eine organisierte Gemeinschaft von Handwerkern eines Gewerbes, die Arbeitsteilung, Ausbildung und berufliche Regeln bestimmt.
Word origin
Zunft comes from Middle High German zunft, a word for an association or gathering, and later came to denote a craft guild.
Usage tips
- Zunft is feminine, with the plural Zünfte and the dative plural den Zünften.
Other meanings
- professionnoun
Opposites
- Einzelunternehmersole proprietornoun
- Freiberuflerfreelancernoun
Related words
- Zunftwesenguild systemnoun
- Zunftmeisterguild masternoun
- zünftigtraditionaladjective