Protegé

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See also: protege, protegé, protégé, protége, and protège

German

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Etymology

Borrowed from French protégé.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌpʁoːteˈʒeː/, /ˌpʁɔteˈʒeː/
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  • Rhymes: -eː

Noun

Protegé m (strong, genitive Protegés, plural Protegés)

  1. (chiefly learned) protégé
    Synonyms: Günstling, Klient, Mündel, Schützling

Usage notes

  • German Protegé has a negative connotation of nepotism and corruption (like Günstling). The word Schützling may be somewhat more neutral, though it is not free of this connotation either. Klient can be used instead, unless the mentor works in the same company or organisation as the protégé.

Declension

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

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