"Buchhalter" meaning in German

See Buchhalter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbuːxˌhaltər/, [ˈbuːxˌhal.tɐ], /ˈbuːxaltər/ Audio: De-Buchhalter.ogg
Etymology: 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). Etymology templates: {{compound|de|Buch halten|-er|t1=to keep the books}} Buch halten (“to keep the books”) + -er, {{m|de||Buchhalter}} Buchhalter, {{m|de|Buch führen}} Buch führen, {{m|de|Buchhaltung}} Buchhaltung, {{m|de|Buchführung}} Buchführung, {{com|de|Buch|halten|-er|pos3=agent suffix|t1=book|t2=to hold}} Buch (“book”) + halten (“to hold”) + -er (agent suffix) Head templates: {{de-noun|m|f=in}} Buchhalter m (strong, genitive Buchhalters, plural Buchhalter, feminine Buchhalterin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Buchhalters [genitive], Buchhalter [plural], Buchhalterin [feminine], strong [table-tags], Buchhalter [nominative, singular], Buchhalter [definite, nominative, plural], Buchhalters [genitive, singular], Buchhalter [definite, genitive, plural], Buchhalter [dative, singular], Buchhaltern [dative, definite, plural], Buchhalter [accusative, singular], Buchhalter [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. accountant, bookkeeper Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Occupations Synonyms: Buchführer
    Sense id: en-Buchhalter-de-noun-HQabbAvI Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Buchhalter meaning in German (4.4kB)

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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈbuːxaltər/"
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