Chefetage

German

Etymology

Chef (“boss”) +‎ Etage (“floor”)

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Chefetage f (genitive Chefetage, plural Chefetagen)

1. executive floor (mostly used figuratively as a synonym for bosses)
   • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 43/2010, page 170:

     Schlechte Charaktereigenschaften bringen Menschen in die Chefetage. Das haben Forscher der University of Nebraska herausgefunden.

     Bad traits of character help people to become bosses. That was found by researchers of the University of Nebraska.

     (literally, “Bad traits of character bring people to the executive floor ....”)

Declension

Declension of Chefetage [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Chefetage	die	Chefetagen
genitive	einer	der	Chefetage	der	Chefetagen
dative	einer	der	Chefetage	den	Chefetagen
accusative	eine	die	Chefetage	die	Chefetagen

Further reading

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