medarbejder

Danish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈmɛðɑːˌb̥ɑjˀd̥ɐ]

Etymology

From med- +‎ arbejde +‎ -er. Compare Norwegian medarbeider, Swedish medarbetare, German Mitarbeiter, Dutch medewerker

Noun

medarbejder c (singular definite medarbejderen, plural indefinite medarbejdere)

employee

Usage notes

Medarbejder is a semantic false friend of English coworker: although it is made up of elements that mean "co-" and "worker", medarbejder means "employee", not quite "coworker" (which in Danish is kollega or arbejdskollega).

Inflection

Declension of medarbejder

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	medarbejder	medarbejderen	medarbejdere	medarbejderne
genitive	medarbejders	medarbejderens	medarbejderes	medarbejdernes

Synonyms

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