"Pfleger" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpfleːɡɐ/ Audio: De-Pfleger.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From Middle High German phleger, phlegære, from Old High German phlegāri, from Proto-West Germanic *plegārī. By surface analysis, agent noun of pflegen, equivalent to pflegen + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|phleger}} Middle High German phleger, {{inh|de|goh|phlegāri}} Old High German phlegāri, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*plegārī}} Proto-West Germanic *plegārī, {{glossary|surface analysis}} surface analysis, {{glossary|agent noun}} agent noun, {{af|de|pflegen|-er}} pflegen + -er Head templates: {{de-noun|m|f=in}} Pfleger m (strong, genitive Pflegers, plural Pfleger, feminine Pflegerin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Pflegers [genitive], Pfleger [plural], Pflegerin [feminine], strong [table-tags], Pfleger [nominative, singular], Pfleger [definite, nominative, plural], Pflegers [genitive, singular], Pfleger [definite, genitive, plural], Pfleger [dative, singular], Pflegern [dative, definite, plural], Pfleger [accusative, singular], Pfleger [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. agent noun of pflegen Tags: agent, form-of, masculine, strong Form of: pflegen
    Sense id: en-Pfleger-de-noun-9~HyhM~y Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 33 9 9 3 2 10 11 23 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -er: 23 12 12 5 4 8 13 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 3 3 6 1 2 1 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 3 3 5 1 3 2 30
  2. clipping of Krankenpfleger (“nurse”) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, masculine, strong Alternative form of: Krankenpfleger (extra: nurse)
    Sense id: en-Pfleger-de-noun-5kztqFFc Categories (other): German terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -er: 23 12 12 5 4 8 13 21
  3. clipping of Tierpfleger (“animal caretaker”) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, masculine, strong Alternative form of: Tierpfleger (extra: animal caretaker)
    Sense id: en-Pfleger-de-noun-i1TEkYLE Categories (other): German terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -er: 23 12 12 5 4 8 13 21
  4. (law) guardian Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Pfleger-de-noun-3ebol0tG Categories (other): Law Topics: law
  5. (historical) governor, bailiff Tags: historical, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Pfleger-de-noun-CNTZdaxC
  6. (Switzerland) an elementary school administrator Tags: Switzerland, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Pfleger-de-noun-clZABT0- Categories (other): Switzerland German
  7. (Switzerland) organizer, supervisor Tags: Switzerland, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Pfleger-de-noun-aP0j1pn4 Categories (other): Switzerland German, German terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -er: 23 12 12 5 4 8 13 21
  8. (Switzerland, boxing) second (attendant of a duel or boxing match standing in for a contestant) Tags: Switzerland, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Pfleger-de-noun-E~RQQzcI Categories (other): Switzerland German, Boxing, German terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -er: 23 12 12 5 4 8 13 21 Topics: boxing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Altenpfleger, Krankenpfleger, Tierpfleger

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Altenpfleger"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Krankenpfleger"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Tierpfleger"
    }
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        "sports",
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    },
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      "tags": [
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    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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      "word": "Altenpfleger"
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    {
      "word": "Krankenpfleger"
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        "Switzerland",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "boxing",
        "government",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "martial-arts",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "sports",
        "war"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpfleːɡɐ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Pfleger.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/66/De-Pfleger.ogg/De-Pfleger.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/De-Pfleger.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Pfleger"
}

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