Spedition

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian spedizione, from Latin expeditiō.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

Spedition f (genitive Spedition, plural Speditionen)

1. forwarding, carriage, transport, transportation (of goods)
2. (Speditionsfirma) forwarding agency, forwarder, haulage firm, hauler, haulier, shipping agency, carrier

   Synonyms: Frächterei, Fuhrunternehmen

3. (Möbelspedition) moving company, removing agency, removal firm, furniture moving, furniture removal

Declension

Declension of Spedition [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Spedition	die	Speditionen
genitive	einer	der	Spedition	der	Speditionen
dative	einer	der	Spedition	den	Speditionen
accusative	eine	die	Spedition	die	Speditionen

Derived terms

• Spediteur

Descendants

• Serbo-Croatian: špedicija/шпеди́ција

Further reading

• “Spedition” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Spedition” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Spedition” in Duden online