Ruhestand

== German == === Etymology === From Ruhe and Stand, one may think about Familienstand and Berufsstand. Sometimes it is also called ironically Unruhestand (status of no rest) if one has the feeling that one has less time than before the retirement. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʁuːəˌʃtant/ Hyphenation: Ru‧he‧stand Rhymes: -ant === Noun === Ruhestand m (strong, genitive Ruhestandes or Ruhestands, no plural) retirement Synonym: Rente ==== Derived terms ==== Ruhestandsalter ==== Related terms ==== Vorruhestand Unruhestand Ehestand === Further reading === “Ruhestand” in Duden online “Ruhestand”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)