🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Geburtsurkunde

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɡəˈbʊʁt͡sˌʊʁkʊndə

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Birth Certificate/ˈbɜːrθ sərˌtɪf.ɪ.kət/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #2450 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Geburtsurkunde ist für den Antrag erforderlich."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An official document issued by a government recording the details of a person's birth, including date, place, and parents' names.

    "You will need to present your birth certificate to apply for a passport."
  2. 2

    A legal record establishing a person's identity and nationality from infancy.

    "The immigration office requested an authenticated copy of her birth certificate."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle English word 'birth' (from Old Norse 'burðr') combined with the Late Middle English 'certificate' (from Medieval Latin 'certificatum'). Historically formalized in the 19th century with the establishment of mandatory civil registration of vital statistics by governments.

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