Mandat

See also: mandat, mandát, and mandât

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mandātum, from mandō (“to command”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /manˈdaːt/
  • Audio (Austria)(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

Mandat n (strong, genitive Mandates or Mandats, plural Mandate)

  1. mandate (official command)

Declension
Declension of Mandat [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Mandat die Mandate
genitive eines des Mandates, Mandats der Mandate
dative einem dem Mandat, Mandate1 den Mandaten
accusative ein das Mandat die Mandate

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading
  • “Mandat” in Duden online
  • “Mandat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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