Startdatum

/ˈʃtaʁtˌdaːtʊm/
start date

Das Startdatum des Projekts ist der 1. März.

The start date of the project is March 1st.


formal

The date on which something officially begins or starts.

Bitte geben Sie das Startdatum des Vertrags an.

Please specify the start date of the contract.

Das Startdatum der Veranstaltung wurde verschoben.

The start date of the event has been postponed.

Commonly used in contracts, projects, events, and official documents.

Collocations

Startdatum festlegento set the start dateStartdatum ändernto change the start dateStartdatum verpassento miss the start date

Antonyms

Pro Tip

Capitalization in German

Remember that 'Startdatum' is a noun in German and must always be capitalized, unlike in English where 'start date' is not capitalized.

Word Origin

Compound of 'Start' (from English 'start') and 'Datum' (from Latin 'datum', meaning 'given'). The term reflects the influence of English technical terminology in German.

Usage Notes

Used in both formal and technical contexts. Always capitalized as it is a noun in German.

Word Breakdown

Start
start (from English)
root
+
Datum
date (from Latin)
root
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