Verkehr

== German == === Etymology === Deverbal from verkehren. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɛrˈkeːr/, [fɛʁˈkeːʁ], [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯], [fɛɐ̯ˈkɛɐ̯] Rhymes: -eːɐ̯ === Noun === Verkehr m (strong, genitive Verkehres or Verkehrs, plural Verkehre) verbal noun of verkehren; correspondence, traffic (interaction involving the exchange of performances or messages) Warenverkehr ― goods traffic Verkehrssitte ― custom geselliger Verkehr ― having visitors from society Verkehrsanwalt ― a lawyer mediating contact of a main legal representative at the location of the competent court with a party ellipsis of Straßenverkehr (“road traffic”) Der Verkehr war heute wieder dicht! ― The traffic today has been dense again! (euphemistic) ellipsis of Geschlechtsverkehr (“sexual intercourse”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== verkehren verkehrsmäßig ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “Verkehr”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Verkehr” in Duden online “Verkehr” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.