Uniform

See also: uniform

Translingual

Uniform (sense 1)
Uniform (sense 2)
Uniform (sense 3)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English uniform.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjunifɔm]; acceptable variant: [ˈunifɔm][1]

Noun

Uniform

  1. (international standards) NATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the letter U.
  2. (nautical) Signal flag for the letter U.
  3. (time zone) UTC−08:00

Translations

References

  1. ^ DIN 5009:2022-06, Deutsches Institut für Normung, June 2022, page Anhang B: Buchstabiertafel der ICAO („Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet“)

German

Uniform

Etymology

Borrowed from French uniforme, from Latin uniformis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʊniˌfɔʁm/ (most common)
  • IPA(key): /ˌʊniˈfɔʁm/, /ˌuːniˈfɔʁm/ (variants)
  • IPA(key): /ˈuːniˌfɔʁm/ (rare, at least in Germany)
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Uniform f (genitive Uniform, plural Uniformen)

  1. uniform (distinctive outfit as a means of identifying members of a group)

Usage notes

  • Some speakers who stress the word on the first syllable in the singular may nevertheless put the stress on the third syllable in the plural (meaning that there is a stress shift like that in Autor, Charakter, etc.).

Declension

Declension of Uniform [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Uniform die Uniformen
genitive einer der Uniform der Uniformen
dative einer der Uniform den Uniformen
accusative eine die Uniform die Uniformen

Descendants

  • → Kashubian: ùnifòrm

Further reading

  • “Uniform” in Duden online
  • “Uniform”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)