"Pilot" meaning in German

See Pilot in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /piˈloːt/ Audio: De-Pilot.ogg
Rhymes: -oːt Etymology: Ca. 1500, from Italian pilota, in part through Middle French pilote. Etymology templates: {{bor|de|it|pilota}} Italian pilota, {{der|de|frm|pilote}} Middle French pilote Head templates: {{de-noun|m.weak|f=in}} Pilot m (weak, genitive Piloten, plural Piloten, feminine Pilotin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.weak}} Forms: Piloten [genitive], Piloten [plural], Pilotin [feminine], weak [table-tags], Pilot [nominative, singular], Piloten [definite, nominative, plural], Piloten [genitive, singular], Piloten [definite, genitive, plural], Piloten [dative, singular], Piloten [dative, definite, plural], Piloten [accusative, singular], Piloten [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (aviation) pilot (one who steers an aircraft) Tags: masculine, weak
    Sense id: en-Pilot-de-noun-6suAgcnk Categories (other): Aviation Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Coordinate_terms: Autopilot, Bomberpilot, Bruchpilot, Flugzeugpilot, Freizeitpilot, Hobbypilot, Hubschrauberpilot, Jetpilot, Kampfpilot, Kopilot, Rettungspilot, Testpilot
  2. (winter sports) pilot of a bobsled Tags: masculine, weak
    Sense id: en-Pilot-de-noun-Jh9NqdiZ Categories (other): Winter sports
  3. (motor racing, often media jargon) driver Tags: jargon, masculine, often, weak Synonyms: Fahrer, Rennfahrer
    Sense id: en-Pilot-de-noun-tN74IXyt Categories (other): Motor racing, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Occupations Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 25 20 40 4 3 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 30 43 4 2 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 28 48 3 2 5 Disambiguation of Occupations: 23 14 46 13 2 2 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, media, motor-racing, racing, sports
  4. (nautical, obsolete) helmsman (one who steers a ship) Tags: masculine, obsolete, weak Synonyms: Steuermann
    Sense id: en-Pilot-de-noun-uUfMZS51 Categories (other): Nautical Topics: nautical, transport
  5. ellipsis of Pilotprojekt or Pilotstudie Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, masculine, weak Alternative form of: Pilotprojekt or Pilotstudie
    Sense id: en-Pilot-de-noun-x4M8v23u Categories (other): German ellipses
  6. (film) ellipsis of Pilotfilm or Pilotfolge Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, masculine, weak Alternative form of: Pilotfilm, Pilotfolge
    Sense id: en-Pilot-de-noun-EMUiQpxr Categories (other): German ellipses, Film Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

Inflected forms

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      "topics": [
        "broadcasting",
        "film",
        "media",
        "television"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/piˈloːt/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Pilot.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fd/De-Pilot.ogg/De-Pilot.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/De-Pilot.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oːt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Pilot"
}

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