Salär

See also: salar and sälar

German

Etymology

18th century, borrowed from French salaire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zaˈlɛːʁ/, [zaˈlɛ(ː)ɐ̯], [-ˈleːɐ̯]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Sa‧lär

Noun

Salär n (strong, genitive Salärs, plural Saläre)

1. (Switzerland, otherwise higher register) salary

   Synonym: Gehalt

   In der Schweiz liegen die Saläre höher als in den Nachbarländern.

   Salaries in Switzerland are higher than in the neighbouring countries.

   Mancher Topmanager versucht sein schmales Salär mit Insidergeschäften aufzubessern.

   Many a top manager tries to supplement his slender salary through insider trading.

Usage notes

• Outside of Switzerland now only used in elevated style either to avoid repetition of Gehalt or with an ironic tone, often implying that the amount is undeservedly high (as in the second example above).

Declension

Declension of Salär [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Salär	die	Saläre
genitive	eines	des	Salärs	der	Saläre
dative	einem	dem	Salär	den	Salären
accusative	ein	das	Salär	die	Saläre

Further reading

• “Salär” in Duden online