Inspektor

See also: inspektor and inspektör

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Inspektor m (mixed, genitive Inspektors, plural Inspektoren, feminine Inspektorin)

1. inspector
2. (Germany) title of a Beamter ("Public servant") at the beginning of the upper service

Usage notes

The title is always preceded by a prefix. The most common prefix is Regierungs- ("in government administration"), in which case the full title is Regierungsinspektor.
In terms of hierarchy, an Inspektor is comparable to a Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant) or Leutnant zur See (Ensign).

Declension

Declension of Inspektor [masculine, mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Inspektor	die	Inspektoren
genitive	eines	des	Inspektors	der	Inspektoren
dative	einem	dem	Inspektor	den	Inspektoren
accusative	einen	den	Inspektor	die	Inspektoren

Further reading

• “Inspektor” in Duden online
• “Inspektor” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• Inspektor on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• Regierungsinspektor on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de