# die Zunft

die Zunft is a German noun meaning “guild”. Forms: der Zunft, die Zünfte.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Zunft
- Plural: die Zünfte

## In other languages

- Русский: истор. цех, гильдия, корпорация

## Meanings

1. _historical_ guild, especially of craftsmen
2. _in-compounds_ all of those who practice some craft or (humorous) any profession

## Examples

- Der Schmied war Mitglied einer Zunft. — The blacksmith was a member of a guild.
- Der Handwerker konnte der Zunft nicht beitreten, weil er Jude war. — The craftsman couldn't join the guild because he was Jewish.
- Erst im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert verloren die Zünfte ihre Vorrechte immer mehr an den Staat. — It was not until the 17th and 18th centuries that the guilds lost their privileges more and more to the state.

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