Pfleger

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German phleger, phlegære, from Old High German phlegāri, from Proto-West Germanic *plegārī. By surface analysis, agent noun of pflegen, equivalent to pflegen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpfleːɡɐ/
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Noun

Pfleger m (strong, genitive Pflegers, plural Pfleger, feminine Pflegerin)

  1. agent noun of pflegen
  2. Clipping of Krankenpfleger (“nurse”).
  3. Clipping of Tierpfleger (“animal caretaker”).
  4. (law) guardian
  5. (historical) governor, bailiff
  6. (Switzerland) an elementary school administrator
  7. (Switzerland) organizer, supervisor
  8. (Switzerland, boxing) second (attendant of a duel or boxing match standing in for a contestant)

Declension

Declension of Pfleger
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Pfleger die Pfleger
genitive eines des Pflegers der Pfleger
dative einem dem Pfleger den Pflegern
accusative einen den Pfleger die Pfleger

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