Buchhalter
German edit
Etymology edit
From 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 edit
Noun edit
Buchhalter m (strong, genitive Buchhalters, plural Buchhalter, feminine Buchhalterin)
- accountant, bookkeeper
- Synonym: (rare) Buchführer
Declension edit
Declension of Buchhalter [masculine, strong]
Descendants edit
- → Polish: buchalter
- → Lithuanian: buhalteris
- → Russian: бухгалтер (buxgalter)
- → Ukrainian: бухгалтер (buxhalter)
Further reading edit
- “Buchhalter” in Duden online
- “Buchhalter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache