Ortskraft
German, noun/ˈɔʁt͡sˌkʁaft/
Ortskraft is spelled O-R-T-S-K-R-A-F-T (9 letters). Ortskraft is a German feminine noun meaning “local hire, local agent (person working abroad who was hired locally rather than sent there)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ausländischer Mitarbeiter einer im Ausland tätigen inländischen Einrichtung”.
What does Ortskraft mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelocal hire, local agent (person working abroad who was hired locally rather than sent there)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ausländischer Mitarbeiter einer im Ausland tätigen inländischen Einrichtung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Ortskraft
- Ortskräfte plural
- Ortskräften dative definite plural
- OK abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ortskraft?
- /ˈɔʁt͡sˌkʁaft/
- [ˈɔʁt͡sˌkʁaft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.