Pensionär
German
Etymology
Borrowed from French pensionnaire.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɑ̃zi̯oˈnɛːɐ̯/, /paŋzi̯oˈnɛːɐ̯/, /pɛnzi̯oˈnɛːɐ̯/, /pɑ̃si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯/, /paŋsi̯oˈnɛːɐ̯/, /pɛnsi̯oˈnɛːɐ̯/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /-ˈneːɐ̯/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Pen‧sio‧när
Noun
Pensionär m (strong, genitive Pensionärs, plural Pensionäre, feminine Pensionärin)
- pensioner (male or of unspecified sex)
- Synonyms: (Switzerland) Pensionierter, (Southern Germany, Austria) Pensionist
- Hypernym: Ruheständler
- Coordinate term: Rentner
Usage notes
- In Germany only applies to retired Beamte (“civil servants”) who receive a Pension as opposed to a Rente (compare Rentner).
Declension
Declension of Pensionär [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Pensionär | die | Pensionäre |
| genitive | eines | des | Pensionärs | der | Pensionäre |
| dative | einem | dem | Pensionär | den | Pensionären |
| accusative | einen | den | Pensionär | die | Pensionäre |