Buchhalter

German

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).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbuːxˌhaltər/, [ˈbuːxˌhal.tɐ], (casual or fast speech) /ˈbuːxaltər/
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Noun

Buchhalter m (strong, genitive Buchhalters, plural Buchhalter, feminine Buchhalterin)

  1. accountant, bookkeeper
    Synonym: (rare) Buchführer

Declension

Declension of Buchhalter [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Buchhalter die Buchhalter
genitive eines des Buchhalters der Buchhalter
dative einem dem Buchhalter den Buchhaltern
accusative einen den Buchhalter die Buchhalter

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