Dolmetsch

German

Etymology

See the main lemma.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔlmɛtʃ/
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Noun

Dolmetsch m (strong, genitive Dolmetsches or Dolmetschs, plural Dolmetsche)

  1. (Austria, otherwise archaic) alternative form of Dolmetscher (“interpreter”)
    • 2017, Mikhail Bulgakov, chapter 15, in Alexander Nitzberg, transl., Meister und Margarita, Galiani:
      –Jawohl, Hexerei–, sagte Nikanor Iwanowitsch schüchtern, ob zum Künstler oder zum dunklen Saal gewandt, und erklärte sich: –Finstre Mächte. Vom karierten Dolmetsch untergeschoben.
      "That's right, they were magic ones," said Nikanor Ivanovich timidly, addressing no one in particular but adding: "an evil spirit, that interpreter in a check suit planted them on me." (translated by Michael Glenny, Collins and Harville Press, London, 1967)

Declension

Declension of Dolmetsch [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Dolmetsch die Dolmetsche
genitive eines des Dolmetsches, Dolmetschs der Dolmetsche
dative einem dem Dolmetsch, Dolmetsche1 den Dolmetschen
accusative einen den Dolmetsch die Dolmetsche

1Now rare, see notes.

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