Stellvertreter

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German

Etymology

17th century, from Stelle (“place”) +‎ vertreten (“to represent, fill in”) +‎ -er (“-er”), probably after French lieutenant, Latin locum tenens.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtɛlfərˌtreːtər/, /-fɛr-/, ,
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Noun

Stellvertreter m (strong, genitive Stellvertreters, plural Stellvertreter, feminine Stellvertreterin)

  1. deputy, vicegerent, lieutenant
    Synonyms: Vertreter, Vize, Statthalter
  2. proxy, representative, agent
    Synonyms: Repräsentant, Bevollmächtigter
  3. proxy, substitute, surrogate
    Synonyms: Ersatz, Platzhalter
  4. (software, design) proxy pattern

Declension

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

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