"Dachdecker" meaning in German

See Dachdecker in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdaχˌdɛkɐ/ Audio: De-Dachdecker.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From Dach (“roof”) + decken (“to cover”) + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|Dach<t:roof>|decken<t:to cover>|-er<id:agent noun>}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "nom.", "keyword_label" : "Nominalization of", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-āzios", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "nominalization" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ārijaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ārī", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old High German", "term" : "-āri", "lang" : "goh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "-er", "lang" : "de" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Dachdecker", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Dachdecker">, {{compound|de|Dach|decken|-er|id3=agent noun|t1=roof|t2=to cover}} Dach (“roof”) + decken (“to cover”) + -er Head templates: {{de-noun|m|f=in}} Dachdecker m (strong, genitive Dachdeckers, plural Dachdecker, feminine Dachdeckerin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Dachdeckers [genitive], Dachdecker [plural], Dachdeckerin [feminine], strong [table-tags], Dachdecker [nominative, singular], Dachdecker [definite, nominative, plural], Dachdeckers [genitive, singular], Dachdecker [definite, genitive, plural], Dachdecker [dative, singular], Dachdeckern [dative, definite, plural], Dachdecker [accusative, singular], Dachdecker [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. tiler, roofer, slater, thatcher (male or of unspecified gender) (profession) Tags: masculine, strong Related terms: Dachdeckergeselle (english: journeyman roofer), Dachdeckermeister (english: master roof tiler)

Inflected forms

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