Einzug

German

Etymology

ein +‎ Zug, from the verb einziehen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪnˌtsuːk/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪ̯nˌtsʊx/ (northern and central Germany, chiefly colloquial)

• Audio:

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Noun

Einzug m (strong, genitive Einzuges or Einzugs, plural Einzüge)

1. move, moving in (the act of moving to a particular dwelling)
2. ceremonial entry, entrance, such as of soldiers into a city, dancers into a hall, etc.
3. (sports) advancement (the reaching of the next round in a tournament)
4. (banking) collection of payments due; withdrawal of banknotes
5. (typography) indentation

Usage notes

• The direction (of moving, entering, collecting) is given with the preposition in + accusative.

Declension

Declension of Einzug [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Einzug	die	Einzüge
genitive	eines	des	Einzuges, Einzugs	der	Einzüge
dative	einem	dem	Einzug, Einzuge1	den	Einzügen
accusative	einen	den	Einzug	die	Einzüge

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Einzug” in Duden online
• “Einzug” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache