"Täter" meaning in German

See Täter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɛːtər/, [ˈtɛː.tɐ], [ˈteː.tɐ] Audio: De-Täter.ogg
Etymology: 15th century, backformation from the older pairs Missetäter/Übeltäter and Wohltäter/Guttäter. Equivalent to Tat (“deed”) + -er (“-er”, agent suffix). Compare Dutch dader (also a backformation). Etymology templates: {{suffix|de|Tat|er|pos2=agent suffix|t1=deed|t2=-er}} Tat (“deed”) + -er (“-er”, agent suffix), {{cog|nl|dader}} Dutch dader Head templates: {{de-noun|m|f=in}} Täter m (strong, genitive Täters, plural Täter, feminine Täterin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Täters [genitive], Täter [plural], Täterin [feminine], strong [table-tags], Täter [nominative, singular], Täter [definite, nominative, plural], Täters [genitive, singular], Täter [definite, genitive, plural], Täter [dative, singular], Tätern [dative, definite, plural], Täter [accusative, singular], Täter [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (law) perpetrator, delinquent Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-Täter-de-noun-B4AfxiTs 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: 70 30 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -er: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Topics: law
  2. (in a general sense rare) doer, one who does Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Täter-de-noun-ep3-d8nv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Thäter [obsolete] Derived forms: Ersttäter, Gewalttäter, Schreibtischtäter, Wiederholungstäter Related terms: Missetäter, Übeltäter, Wohltäter, Attentäter

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Ersttäter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Gewalttäter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Schreibtischtäter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Wiederholungstäter"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Tat",
        "3": "er",
        "pos2": "agent suffix",
        "t1": "deed",
        "t2": "-er"
      },
      "expansion": "Tat (“deed”) + -er (“-er”, agent suffix)",
      "name": "suffix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dader"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch dader",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "15th century, backformation from the older pairs Missetäter/Übeltäter and Wohltäter/Guttäter. Equivalent to Tat (“deed”) + -er (“-er”, agent suffix). Compare Dutch dader (also a backformation).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Täters",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Täter",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Täterin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Täter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Täter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Täters",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Täter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Täter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tätern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Täter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Täter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "f": "in"
      },
      "expansion": "Täter m (strong, genitive Täters, plural Täter, feminine Täterin)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Tä‧ter"
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Missetäter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Übeltäter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Wohltäter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Attentäter"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Law",
          "orig": "de:Law",
          "parents": [
            "Justice",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "70 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "76 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German terms suffixed with -er",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "82 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "90 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Police were able to arrest the perpetrator.",
          "text": "Die Polizei konnte den Täter festnehmen.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "A court sentences a delinquent to a penalty. After he has served it, the lawful state is restored: His guilt is cleared, the punishment reconciles him with society.",
          "ref": "2010, Der Spiegel, number 27/2010, page 109:",
          "text": "Ein Gericht verurteilt einen Täter zu einer Strafe. Nachdem er sie verbüßt hat, ist der Rechtsfrieden wieder hergestellt: Seine Schuld ist getilgt, die Strafe söhnt ihn mit der Gesellschaft aus.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "perpetrator, delinquent"
      ],
      "id": "en-Täter-de-noun-B4AfxiTs",
      "links": [
        [
          "law",
          "law#English"
        ],
        [
          "perpetrator",
          "perpetrator"
        ],
        [
          "delinquent",
          "delinquent"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(law) perpetrator, delinquent"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "We are called not to be mere hearers, but doers of the word.",
          "text": "Wir sollen nicht nur Hörer, sondern Täter des Wortes sein.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "doer, one who does"
      ],
      "id": "en-Täter-de-noun-ep3-d8nv",
      "links": [
        [
          "doer",
          "doer"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in a general sense rare) doer, one who does"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in a general sense rare"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɛːtər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈtɛː.tɐ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈteː.tɐ]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Täter.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a8/De-T%C3%A4ter.ogg/De-T%C3%A4ter.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/De-T%C3%A4ter.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "Thäter"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Täter"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German lemmas",
    "German masculine nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms suffixed with -er",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Ersttäter"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gewalttäter"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schreibtischtäter"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wiederholungstäter"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Tat",
        "3": "er",
        "pos2": "agent suffix",
        "t1": "deed",
        "t2": "-er"
      },
      "expansion": "Tat (“deed”) + -er (“-er”, agent suffix)",
      "name": "suffix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dader"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch dader",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "15th century, backformation from the older pairs Missetäter/Übeltäter and Wohltäter/Guttäter. Equivalent to Tat (“deed”) + -er (“-er”, agent suffix). Compare Dutch dader (also a backformation).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Täters",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Täter",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Täterin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Täter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Täter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Täters",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Täter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Täter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tätern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Täter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Täter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "f": "in"
      },
      "expansion": "Täter m (strong, genitive Täters, plural Täter, feminine Täterin)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Tä‧ter"
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Missetäter"
    },
    {
      "word": "Übeltäter"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wohltäter"
    },
    {
      "word": "Attentäter"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with quotations",
        "German terms with usage examples",
        "de:Law"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Police were able to arrest the perpetrator.",
          "text": "Die Polizei konnte den Täter festnehmen.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "A court sentences a delinquent to a penalty. After he has served it, the lawful state is restored: His guilt is cleared, the punishment reconciles him with society.",
          "ref": "2010, Der Spiegel, number 27/2010, page 109:",
          "text": "Ein Gericht verurteilt einen Täter zu einer Strafe. Nachdem er sie verbüßt hat, ist der Rechtsfrieden wieder hergestellt: Seine Schuld ist getilgt, die Strafe söhnt ihn mit der Gesellschaft aus.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "perpetrator, delinquent"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "law",
          "law#English"
        ],
        [
          "perpetrator",
          "perpetrator"
        ],
        [
          "delinquent",
          "delinquent"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(law) perpetrator, delinquent"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with rare senses",
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "We are called not to be mere hearers, but doers of the word.",
          "text": "Wir sollen nicht nur Hörer, sondern Täter des Wortes sein.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "doer, one who does"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "doer",
          "doer"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in a general sense rare) doer, one who does"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in a general sense rare"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɛːtər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈtɛː.tɐ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈteː.tɐ]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Täter.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a8/De-T%C3%A4ter.ogg/De-T%C3%A4ter.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/De-T%C3%A4ter.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "Thäter"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Täter"
}

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