Uniform

See also: uniform

Translingual

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈjuːnifɔːm], [ˈuːnifɔrm]

Symbol

Uniform

  1. The letter U in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

German
Uniform

Etymology

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(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
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

Further reading
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