Dolmetscher

German edit

Alternative forms edit

Dolmetsch (archaic or Austria)

Etymology edit

From Middle High German tolmetsche (13th c.), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *tilmač (compare Turkish dilmaç). Probably borrowed through a Slavic language; compare Proto-Slavic *tъlmačь (“interpreter”), whence Russian толма́ч (tolmáč), Polish tłumacz. Alternatively through Hungarian tolmács.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈdɔlmɛt͡ʃər/, [ˈdɔl.mɛ.t͡ʃɐ], [-ˌmɛ-]
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Noun edit

Dolmetscher m (strong, genitive Dolmetschers, plural Dolmetscher, feminine Dolmetscherin)

interpreter (one who translates in real time; male or of unspecified sex)
(archaic) translator (male or of unspecified gender)
Synonym: Übersetzer

Usage notes edit

While it remains common in general parlance to use Übersetzer as an umbrella term, it is now unusual to refer to a translator of books or other completed texts as a Dolmetscher.

Declension edit

Declension of Dolmetscher [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Dolmetscher	die	Dolmetscher
genitive	eines	des	Dolmetschers	der	Dolmetscher
dative	einem	dem	Dolmetscher	den	Dolmetschern
accusative	einen	den	Dolmetscher	die	Dolmetscher

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

dolmetschen

Further reading edit

“Dolmetscher” in Duden online
“Dolmetscher” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈdolmæt͡ʃɐ/

Noun edit

Dolmetscher m (plural Dolmetscheren)

interpreter

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