Buchhalter
German
Etymology
From Buch halten (“to keep the books”) + -er. This verbal phrase is now rare. For some reason one usually says Buchhalter, but Buch führen. For the action noun both Buchhaltung and Buchführung are common. Further analysable as Buch (“book”) + halten (“to hold”) + -er (agent suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbuːxˌhaltər/, [ˈbuːxˌhal.tɐ], (casual or fast speech) /ˈbuːxaltər/
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Noun
Buchhalter m (strong, genitive Buchhalters, plural Buchhalter, feminine Buchhalterin)
- accountant, bookkeeper
- Synonym: (rare) Buchführer
Declension
Declension of Buchhalter [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Buchhalter | die | Buchhalter |
| genitive | eines | des | Buchhalters | der | Buchhalter |
| dative | einem | dem | Buchhalter | den | Buchhaltern |
| accusative | einen | den | Buchhalter | die | Buchhalter |
Descendants
Further reading
- “Buchhalter” in Duden online
- “Buchhalter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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