Salär

See also: salar and sälar

German

Etymology

18th century, borrowed from French salaire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zaˈlɛːʁ/, [zaˈlɛ(ː)ɐ̯], [-ˈleːɐ̯]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Sa‧lär

Noun

Salär n (strong, genitive Salärs, plural Saläre)

  1. (Switzerland, otherwise higher register) salary
    Synonym: Gehalt
    In der Schweiz liegen die Saläre höher als in den Nachbarländern.
    Salaries in Switzerland are higher than in the neighbouring countries.
    Mancher Topmanager versucht sein schmales Salär mit Insidergeschäften aufzubessern.
    Many a top manager tries to supplement his slender salary through insider trading.

Usage notes

  • Outside of Switzerland now only employed in elevated style, typically to avoid repetition of Gehalt. It may also have an ironic tone (as in the second example above).

Declension

Declension of Salär [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Salär die Saläre
genitive eines des Salärs der Saläre
dative einem dem Salär den Salären
accusative ein das Salär die Saläre

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