Bankrott

See also: bankrott

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Around 1500. Borrowed from Italian banco rotto / Italian banca rotta. More at English bankrupt.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /baŋˈkʁɔt/
  • Audio(file)
  • Audio (Austria)(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ban‧k‧rott

Noun

Bankrott m (strong, genitive Bankrottes or Bankrotts, plural Bankrotte)

  1. (now historical and else colloquial) bankruptcy
    Synonyms: Konkurs, Pleite, Insolvenz, Zahlungsunfähigkeit
  2. (Germany) one of any certain behaviours constituting a criminal offence for abstractly endangering an insolvency estate under § 283 StGB

Declension
Declension of Bankrott [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bankrott die Bankrotte
genitive eines des Bankrottes, Bankrotts der Bankrotte
dative einem dem Bankrott, Bankrotte1 den Bankrotten
accusative einen den Bankrott die Bankrotte

1Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Descendants
  • → Russian: банкрот (bankrot)
    • → Georgian: ბანკროტი (banḳroṭi)

See also

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

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Bankrott.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /baŋkˈʀot/, [bɑŋˈkʀot]

Noun

Bankrott m (uncountable)

  1. bankruptcy
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