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German
Etymology
Compound of Donau (“Danube”) + Dampf (“steam”) + Schifffahrt (“navigation”) + Gesellschaft (“company”) + Kapitän (“captain”) or Donau (“Danube”) + Dampfschiff (“steam ship”) + Fahrt (“journey”) + Gesellschaft (“company”) + Kapitän (“captain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- Hyphenation: Do‧nau‧dampf‧schiff‧fahrts‧ge‧sell‧schafts‧ka‧pi‧tän
Noun
Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän m (strong, genitive Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitäns, plural Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitäne)
- Danube steamship company captain
2015, Bibi Mahony, Sonntagskind: Tod eines Täters, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN:»Wenn alle Stricke reißen, könnte er immer noch Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän werden«, fand ich, »irgendwie sieht er nach Seebär aus.«- "If all else fails, he could still become a Danube steamship company captain", I thought. "He kind of looks like a seadog."
2014, Ulrich Glauber, Österreich für die Hosentasche: Was Reiseführer verschweigen, S. Fischer Verlag, →ISBN:Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitäne gibt's noch.- There are also Danube steamship company captains.
2013, Lotte Kinskofer, Heimvorteil, Prolibris Verlag:An der Donaulände legte ein Ausflugsschiff an. Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän, dachte Reitinger.- On the Danube-landing a cruise boat docked. Danube steamship company captain Reitinger thought.
2006, Michèle Métail, 2888 Donauverse aus einem unendlichen Gedicht:Zum dreißigsten Geburtstag des Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitäns- For the 30th birthday of the Danube steamship company captain
Usage notes
When referring specifically to a captain of the First Danube Steamship Company, the spelling with two fs is argued by the German Wikipedia to be correct, because proper names are not changed by the spelling reform.
Declension
Declension of Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän