Buchhalter
German
editEtymology
editFrom Buch halten (“to keep the books”) + -er. This verbal phrase is now rare. For some reason one usually says Buchhalter, but Buch führen. For the action noun both Buchhaltung and Buchführung are common. Further analysable as Buch (“book”) + halten (“to hold”) + -er (agent suffix).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editBuchhalter m (strong, genitive Buchhalters, plural Buchhalter, feminine Buchhalterin)
- accountant, bookkeeper
- Synonym: (rare) Buchführer
Declension
editDeclension of Buchhalter [masculine, strong]
Descendants
edit- → Belarusian: бухгалтар (buxhaltar)
- → Polish: buchalter
- → Lithuanian: buhalteris
- → Russian: бухгалтер (buxgalter)
- → Ukrainian: бухгалтер (buxhalter)
Further reading
edit- “Buchhalter” in Duden online
- “Buchhalter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache