"Buchhalter" meaning in German

See Buchhalter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbuːxˌhaltər/, [ˈbuːxˌhal.tɐ], /ˈbuːxaltər/ [informal] 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, {{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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "be",
            "2": "бухгалтар",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Belarusian: бухгалтар (buxhaltar)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Belarusian: бухгалтар (buxhaltar)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "buchalter",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: buchalter",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: buchalter"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lt",
            "2": "buhalteris",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lithuanian: buhalteris",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lithuanian: buhalteris"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "бухгалтер",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: бухгалтер (buxgalter)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: бухгалтер (buxgalter)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kk",
            "2": "бухгалтер",
            "3": "бұғалтыр",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kazakh: бухгалтер (buxgalter), бұғалтыр (būğaltyr)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kazakh: бухгалтер (buxgalter), бұғалтыр (būğaltyr)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "uk",
            "2": "бухгалтер",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ukrainian: бухгалтер (buxhalter)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ukrainian: бухгалтер (buxhalter)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Buch halten",
        "3": "-er",
        "t1": "to keep the books"
      },
      "expansion": "Buch halten (“to keep the books”) + -er",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Buch",
        "3": "halten",
        "4": "-er",
        "pos3": "agent suffix",
        "t1": "book",
        "t2": "to hold"
      },
      "expansion": "Buch (“book”) + halten (“to hold”) + -er (agent suffix)",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Buchhalters",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Buchhalter",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Buchhalterin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Buchhalter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Buchhalter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Buchhalters",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Buchhalter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Buchhalter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Buchhaltern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Buchhalter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Buchhalter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "f": "in"
      },
      "expansion": "Buchhalter m (strong, genitive Buchhalters, plural Buchhalter, feminine Buchhalterin)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "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": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Occupations",
          "orig": "de:Occupations",
          "parents": [
            "People",
            "Work",
            "Human",
            "Human activity",
            "All topics",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "accountant, bookkeeper"
      ],
      "id": "en-Buchhalter-de-noun-HQabbAvI",
      "links": [
        [
          "accountant",
          "accountant"
        ],
        [
          "bookkeeper",
          "bookkeeper"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Buchführer"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbuːxˌhaltər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbuːxˌhal.tɐ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbuːxaltər/",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Buchhalter.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/dd/De-Buchhalter.ogg/De-Buchhalter.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/De-Buchhalter.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Buchhalter"
}
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "be",
            "2": "бухгалтар",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Belarusian: бухгалтар (buxhaltar)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Belarusian: бухгалтар (buxhaltar)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "buchalter",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: buchalter",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: buchalter"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lt",
            "2": "buhalteris",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lithuanian: buhalteris",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lithuanian: buhalteris"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "бухгалтер",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: бухгалтер (buxgalter)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: бухгалтер (buxgalter)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kk",
            "2": "бухгалтер",
            "3": "бұғалтыр",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kazakh: бухгалтер (buxgalter), бұғалтыр (būğaltyr)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kazakh: бухгалтер (buxgalter), бұғалтыр (būğaltyr)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "uk",
            "2": "бухгалтер",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ukrainian: бухгалтер (buxhalter)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ukrainian: бухгалтер (buxhalter)"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "de",
        "2": "Buch halten",
        "3": "-er",
        "t1": "to keep the books"
      },
      "expansion": "Buch halten (“to keep the books”) + -er",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Buch",
        "3": "halten",
        "4": "-er",
        "pos3": "agent suffix",
        "t1": "book",
        "t2": "to hold"
      },
      "expansion": "Buch (“book”) + halten (“to hold”) + -er (agent suffix)",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Buchhalters",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Buchhalter",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Buchhalterin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Buchhalter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Buchhalter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Buchhalters",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Buchhalter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Buchhalter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Buchhaltern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Buchhalter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Buchhalter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "f": "in"
      },
      "expansion": "Buchhalter m (strong, genitive Buchhalters, plural Buchhalter, feminine Buchhalterin)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German compound terms",
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German masculine nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "de:Occupations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "accountant, bookkeeper"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "accountant",
          "accountant"
        ],
        [
          "bookkeeper",
          "bookkeeper"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Buchführer"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbuːxˌhaltər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbuːxˌhal.tɐ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbuːxaltər/",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Buchhalter.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/dd/De-Buchhalter.ogg/De-Buchhalter.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/De-Buchhalter.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Buchhalter"
}

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