Akteur

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from French acteur, from Latin āctor, from agere, whence German agieren.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /akˈtøːɐ̯/
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Noun

Akteur m (strong, genitive Akteurs, plural Akteure, feminine Akteurin)

  1. actor, player (participant)
    In der Praxis kann die Sicherheit nur erhöht werden, wenn jeder Akteur in der Transportkette seine Verantwortung ernst nimmt.
    In practice, security can be increased only if each actor in the transport chain takes their responsibilities seriously.
  2. actor (theatrical or film performer)
    Synonyms: Schauspieler, Darsteller
    die Akteure des Films ― the actors in the film
    die Akteure auf der Bühne ― the actors on stage

Usage notes

  • The term Akteur is not used to refer to one's profession. One would use the term Schauspieler instead. For example: Er ist Schauspieler von Beruf. ― He's an actor.

Declension

Declension of Akteur
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Akteur die Akteure
genitive eines des Akteurs der Akteure
dative einem dem Akteur den Akteuren
accusative einen den Akteur die Akteure

See also

Further reading

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