Pilot

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German

Etymology

Ca. 1500, from Italian pilota, in part through Middle French pilote.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piˈloːt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oːt

Noun

Pilot m (weak, genitive Piloten, plural Piloten, feminine Pilotin)

  1. (aviation) pilot (one who steers an aircraft)
  2. (winter sports) pilot of a bobsled
  3. (motor racing, often media jargon) driver
    Synonyms: (more common) Fahrer, Rennfahrer
  4. (nautical, obsolete) helmsman (one who steers a ship)
    Synonym: Steuermann
  5. Short for Pilotprojekt, Pilotstudie.
  6. (film) Short for Pilotfilm, Pilotfolge.

Declension

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

Coordinate terms

Descendants

  • → Czech: pilot
  • → Estonian: piloot

Further reading

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