"Brandstifter" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: [ˈbʁantˌʃtɪftɐ] Audio: De-Brandstifter.ogg
Etymology: From Brand (“fire”) + stiften (“to bring about”) + -er (agentive suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|de|Brand|stiften|-er|id3=agent noun|pos3=agentive suffix|t1=fire|t2=to bring about}} Brand (“fire”) + stiften (“to bring about”) + -er (agentive suffix) Head templates: {{de-noun|m|f=in}} Brandstifter m (strong, genitive Brandstifters, plural Brandstifter, feminine Brandstifterin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Brandstifters [genitive], Brandstifter [plural], Brandstifterin [feminine], strong [table-tags], Brandstifter [nominative, singular], Brandstifter [definite, nominative, plural], Brandstifters [genitive, singular], Brandstifter [definite, genitive, plural], Brandstifter [dative, singular], Brandstiftern [dative, definite, plural], Brandstifter [accusative, singular], Brandstifter [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. arsonist (person who has committed the act of arson) Tags: masculine, strong Hyponyms: Serienbrandstifter Related terms: Brandstiftung

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Brand",
        "3": "stiften",
        "4": "-er",
        "id3": "agent noun",
        "pos3": "agentive suffix",
        "t1": "fire",
        "t2": "to bring about"
      },
      "expansion": "Brand (“fire”) + stiften (“to bring about”) + -er (agentive suffix)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Brand (“fire”) + stiften (“to bring about”) + -er (agentive suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Brandstifters",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brandstifter",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brandstifterin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brandstifter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brandstifter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brandstifters",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brandstifter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brandstifter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brandstiftern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brandstifter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brandstifter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "f": "in"
      },
      "expansion": "Brandstifter m (strong, genitive Brandstifters, plural Brandstifter, feminine Brandstifterin)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Brand‧stif‧ter"
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Crime",
          "orig": "de:Crime",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Fire",
          "orig": "de:Fire",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "de:People",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "arsonist (person who has committed the act of arson)"
      ],
      "hyponyms": [
        {
          "word": "Serienbrandstifter"
        }
      ],
      "id": "en-Brandstifter-de-noun-NXkbzMTh",
      "links": [
        [
          "arsonist",
          "arsonist"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "Brandstiftung"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbʁantˌʃtɪftɐ]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Brandstifter.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e7/De-Brandstifter.ogg/De-Brandstifter.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/De-Brandstifter.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Brandstifter"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Brand",
        "3": "stiften",
        "4": "-er",
        "id3": "agent noun",
        "pos3": "agentive suffix",
        "t1": "fire",
        "t2": "to bring about"
      },
      "expansion": "Brand (“fire”) + stiften (“to bring about”) + -er (agentive suffix)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Brand (“fire”) + stiften (“to bring about”) + -er (agentive suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Brandstifters",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brandstifter",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brandstifterin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brandstifter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brandstifter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brandstifters",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brandstifter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brandstifter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brandstiftern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brandstifter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brandstifter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "f": "in"
      },
      "expansion": "Brandstifter m (strong, genitive Brandstifters, plural Brandstifter, feminine Brandstifterin)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Brand‧stif‧ter"
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "word": "Serienbrandstifter"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Brandstiftung"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German compound terms",
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German masculine nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "de:Crime",
        "de:Fire",
        "de:People"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "arsonist (person who has committed the act of arson)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "arsonist",
          "arsonist"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbʁantˌʃtɪftɐ]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Brandstifter.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e7/De-Brandstifter.ogg/De-Brandstifter.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/De-Brandstifter.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Brandstifter"
}

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