Kontor

See also: kontor

English

Noun

Kontor (plural Kontors or Kontore)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of kontor.

German

Etymology

Since 16th century, borrowed from Middle Low German kontôr, kuntôr, kumptôr (“commercial branch; writing room; counting desk”), from Middle Dutch contoor, comptoir (modern kantoor), from Middle French contoir, comptoer, from compter (“to count”) +‎ -oir. See English counter for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔnˈtoːr/, [kɔnˈtoːɐ̯], [-ˈtɔɐ̯]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Kontor n (strong, genitive Kontors, plural Kontore)

  1. (historical) trading post, factory (branch office of merchants)
    Die Hanse hatte Kontore im gesamten Nord- und Ostseeraum.
    The Hanseatic League had trading posts throughout the North and Baltic Sea regions.
  2. (dated when located abroad, otherwise archaic) branch office of a large company
    Synonyms: Niederlassung, Zweigstelle
  3. (archaic) commercial office, business room where accountants etc. work
    Synonyms: Büro, Geschäftsraum

Usage notes

  • Contemporary usage is mostly in historical contexts or in the idiom Schlag ins Kontor.

Declension

Declension of Kontor [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Kontor die Kontore
genitive eines des Kontors der Kontore
dative einem dem Kontor den Kontoren
accusative ein das Kontor die Kontore

Derived terms

  • Auslandskontor
  • Handelskontor
  • Kontorist

See also

Further reading

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