Branche

See also: branche and branché

German

Etymology

18th century, from French branche.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrãʃə/, [ˈbʁãː.ʃə], [ˈbʁaŋ.ʃə], [ˈbʁɔ̃ː.ʃə], [ˈbʁɔŋ.ʃə]
• IPA^(key): /ˈbrãʒə/ (rather common hyperforeignism)

• Audio:

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Noun

Branche f (genitive Branche, plural Branchen)

1. (economics) sector, a specific trade or industry

   Synonym: Wirtschaftszweig

   • 2010, Der Spiegel‎^[1], number 46/2010, page 103:

     Die boomende Branche privater Sicherheitsfirmen will sich künftig an strengere Regeln in Krisenregionen halten.

     The booming sector of private security companies wants to adhere to stricter rules in crisis regions in the future.

2. (dated) sector, domain (in other contexts)

   Synonyms: Fach, Gebiet, Zweig

Declension

Declension of Branche [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Branche	die	Branchen
genitive	einer	der	Branche	der	Branchen
dative	einer	der	Branche	den	Branchen
accusative	eine	die	Branche	die	Branchen

Derived terms

• Branchenbuch

Further reading

• “Branche” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Branche” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Branche” in Duden online
• Branche on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de