Fotograf
German edit
Alternative forms edit
- Photograph
- Fotograph, Photograf (before 1996 Spelling Reform)
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Fotograf m (weak, genitive Fotografen, plural Fotografen, feminine Fotografin)
- (photography) photographer
- Synonym: (obsolete) Lichtbildner
Usage notes edit
- The spelling Fotograf has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In the affected areas, the previous spelling (Photograf) is now less common, and may be regarded as a misspelling.
Declension edit
Declension of Fotograf [masculine, weak]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Fotograf | die | Fotografen |
genitive | eines | des | Fotografen | der | Fotografen |
dative | einem | dem | Fotografen | den | Fotografen |
accusative | einen | den | Fotografen | die | Fotografen |
Synonyms edit
- Knipser (“snapshooter”) (colloquial) (= Amateurfotograf)