Mieter

German

Etymology

From Middle High German mietære. By surface analysis, mieten +‎ er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmiːtɐ/
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Noun

Mieter m (strong, genitive Mieters, plural Mieter, feminine Mieterin)

  1. renter
  2. tenant

Usage notes

Mieter usually refers to tenants of a residential property or smaller commercial property. Tenants of a piece of land (e.g., farmland, but also the land a residential property is built on), whole commercial buildings, petrol stations, and restaurants, taverns, inns, canteens, etc., are usually referred to as Pächter.

Declension

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

Synonyms

  • Mietmann, Mietsmann (obsolete)

Further reading

  • “Mieter” in Duden online
  • “Mieter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Mieter” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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