Entscheid

== German == === Etymology === From Late Middle High German entscheit (15th c.), deverbal from entscheiden (“to decide”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛntˈʃaɪ̯t/ Hyphenation: Ent‧scheid === Noun === Entscheid m (strong, genitive Entscheides or Entscheids, plural Entscheide) (now chiefly Switzerland) alternative form of Entscheidung (“decision”) (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 ==== === Further reading === “Entscheid” in Duden online “Entscheid”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)