Verbot

See also: verbot

German

Etymology

From Old High German firbot, from Proto-Germanic *furibudą. Cognate with Dutch verbod, English forbode, Danish forbud, Swedish förbud.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -oːt

Noun

Verbot n (strong, genitive Verbotes or Verbots, plural Verbote)

  1. prohibition, ban
    Antonyms: Gebot, Erlaubnis
    Der Minister versuchte, ein gesetzliches Verbot falscher Werbung einzuführen.
    The minister attempted to implement a prohibition on false advertising.

Declension

Declension of Verbot [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Verbot die Verbote
genitive eines des Verbotes, Verbots der Verbote
dative einem dem Verbot, Verbote1 den Verboten
accusative ein das Verbot die Verbote

1Now rare, see notes.

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