Dolmetscher
German
Alternative forms
- Dolmetsch (archaic or Austria)
Etymology
From Middle High German tolmetsche (13th c.), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *tilmač (compare Turkish dilmaç). Probably borrowed through a Slavic language; compare Proto-Slavic *tъlmačь (“interpreter”), whence Russian толма́ч (tolmáč), Polish tłumacz. Alternatively through Hungarian tolmács.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɔlmɛt͡ʃər/, [ˈdɔl.mɛ.t͡ʃɐ], [-ˌmɛ-]
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Noun
Dolmetscher m (strong, genitive Dolmetschers, plural Dolmetscher, feminine Dolmetscherin)
- interpreter (one who translates in real time; male or of unspecified sex)
- (archaic) translator (male or of unspecified gender)
- Synonym: Übersetzer
Usage notes
- While it remains common in general parlance to use Übersetzer as an umbrella term, it is now unusual to refer to a translator of books or other completed texts as a Dolmetscher.
Declension
Declension of Dolmetscher [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
- Begleitdolmetscher
- Diplomdolmetscher
- Dolmetscherdienst
- Dolmetscherin
- Dolmetscherinstitut
- Dolmetscherservice
- Dolmetschersystem
- Gebärdendolmetscher
- Gebärdensprachdolmetscher
- Gehörlosendolmetscher
- Gerichtsdolmetscher
- Gesprächsdolmetscher
- Konferenzdolmetscher
- Schriftdolmetscher
- Simultandolmetscher
- Simultandolmetscheranlage
- Verhandlungsdolmetscher
Related terms
Further reading
- “Dolmetscher” in Duden online
- “Dolmetscher” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdolmæt͡ʃɐ/
Noun
Dolmetscher m (plural Dolmetscheren)