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Uniform

See also: uniform

Translingual

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

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English uniform.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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Uniform

  2. (international standards) NATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the letter U.
  4. (nautical) Signal flag for the letter U.
  6. (time zone) UTC−08:00
ICAO/NATO radiotelephonic clear codes
Alfa Bravo Charlie Delta Echo Foxtrot Golf Hotel India Juliett Kilo Lima Mike
November Oscar Papa Quebec Romeo Sierra Tango Uniform Victor Whiskey Xray Yankee Zulu
zero one two three (tree) four (fower) five (fife) six seven eight nine (niner) hundred thousand decimal

Translations

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References

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

German

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German Wikipedia has an article on:
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Uniform

Etymology

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Borrowed from French uniforme, from Latin uniformis.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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Uniform f (genitive Uniform, plural Uniformen)

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

Usage notes

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  • 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

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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

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  • → Kashubian: ùnifòrm

Further reading

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