Amtsträger

German

Etymology

From Amt +‎ -s- +‎ Träger.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈamtsˌtʁɛːɡɐ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈamtsˌtʁeːɡɐ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Amts‧trä‧ger

Noun

Amtsträger m (strong, genitive Amtsträgers, plural Amtsträger)

  1. authority holder

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

References
  • Michael, Robert and Doerr, Karin (2002) Nazi-Deutsch / Nazi German, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, →ISBN, page 64

Further reading
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