Lektor

See also: lektor

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lēctor (“lecturer, reader”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛktoːr/, [ˈlɛkˌtoːɐ̯], [ˈlɛk.tɔɐ̯]
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Noun

Lektor m (mixed, genitive Lektors, plural Lektoren, feminine Lektorin)

  1. reviser, proofreader (a person who proofreads or corrects written material)
    Synonym: (rare) Manuskriptprüfer
  2. language instructor, chiefly at university level
  3. lector (a lay person who reads aloud certain religious texts in a church service)

Declension

Declension of Lektor [masculine, mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Lektor die Lektoren
genitive eines des Lektors der Lektoren
dative einem dem Lektor den Lektoren
accusative einen den Lektor die Lektoren

Derived terms

  • lektorieren
  • Lektorat

Descendants

  • → Hungarian: lektor
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