Dolmetscher

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Etymology

From Middle High German tolmetsche (13th c.), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *tilmač (compare Turkish dilmaç). Probably borrowed through a Slavic language; compare Proto-Slavic *tъlmačь (“interpreter”), whence Russian толма́ч (tolmáč), Polish tłumacz. Alternatively through Hungarian tolmács.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔlmɛt͡ʃər/, ,
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Noun

Dolmetscher m (strong, genitive Dolmetschers, plural Dolmetscher, feminine Dolmetscherin)

  1. interpreter (one who translates in real time; male or of unspecified sex)
  2. (archaic) translator (male or of unspecified gender)
    Synonym: Übersetzer

Usage notes

  • While it remains common in general parlance to use Übersetzer as an umbrella term, it is now unusual to refer to a translator of books or other completed texts as a Dolmetscher.

Declension

Declension of Dolmetscher
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Dolmetscher die Dolmetscher
genitive eines des Dolmetschers der Dolmetscher
dative einem dem Dolmetscher den Dolmetschern
accusative einen den Dolmetscher die Dolmetscher

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Pronunciation

Noun

Dolmetscher m (plural Dolmetscheren)

  1. interpreter
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