E.v.

English translation: eingetragene verein

15:33 Sep 18, 2008
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial - Names (personal, company) / Commercial Abbreviation (?)
German term or phrase: E.v.
Hi,

A newspaper headline i saw today: Deniz Feneri E.v. (i think)

Please, what does E.v. mean and stand for?

Best

Simon
SeiTT
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:31
English translation:eingetragene verein
Explanation:
`eingetragene verein`. It's a term, which means: an officially registered organization (Deniz Feneri is the name of this charity organization)

Hope this helps,

Nagme Yazgin


--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 9 mins (2008-09-18 15:43:37 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

For better wording: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eingetragener_Verein

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 14 mins (2008-09-18 15:48:45 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Sorry about typo:

`eingetragener verein`, also found some sources with an `e` at the end: eingetragene vereine
Selected response from:

Nagme Yazgin
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:31
Grading comment
many thanks excellent
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5eingetragene verein
Nagme Yazgin
3Eingetragener Verein
John Peterson


  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
eingetragene verein


Explanation:
`eingetragene verein`. It's a term, which means: an officially registered organization (Deniz Feneri is the name of this charity organization)

Hope this helps,

Nagme Yazgin


--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 9 mins (2008-09-18 15:43:37 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

For better wording: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eingetragener_Verein

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 14 mins (2008-09-18 15:48:45 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Sorry about typo:

`eingetragener verein`, also found some sources with an `e` at the end: eingetragene vereine

Nagme Yazgin
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:31
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
Grading comment
many thanks excellent

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  John Peterson
3 mins

agree  LegalTrans D
42 mins

agree  Melanie Nassar: e.V. (small e capital V, even though it looks strange, because eingetragener is an adj. but Verein is a noun, and as such, always capitalized in German.
1 hr

agree  Astrid Elke Witte
2 hrs

agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): eingetragener Verein, yes
2 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Eingetragener Verein


Explanation:
As this is a German-based association, eV stands for something like registered association/charity (according to the link below).

Deniz feneri is light house (deniz: sea fener: light plus the i possessive suffix)

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 14 mins (2008-09-18 15:48:26 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

fener: light/lantern/lamp

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 19 mins (2008-09-18 15:53:41 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Just to make it clear that the posssessive suffix here is the i variant consistent with the word's vowel harmony.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eingetragener_Verein
John Peterson
Local time: 12:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.


See also:
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search