Entscheid

German

Etymology

From Late Middle High German entscheit (15th c.), deverbal from entscheiden (“to decide”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛntˈʃaɪ̯t/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Ent‧scheid

Noun

Entscheid m (strong, genitive Entscheides or Entscheids, plural Entscheide)

1. (now chiefly Switzerland) alternative form of Entscheidung (“decision”)

   Meinen Entscheid, Skilehrer in Zermatt zu werden, habe ich nie bereut.

   I’ve never regretted my decision to become a skiing instructor in Zermatt.

2. (chiefly Germany) short for Volksentscheid or 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

Declension of Entscheid [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Entscheid	die	Entscheide
genitive	eines	des	Entscheides, Entscheids	der	Entscheide
dative	einem	dem	Entscheid, Entscheide1	den	Entscheiden
accusative	einen	den	Entscheid	die	Entscheide

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

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