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Dolmetscher
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German
Alternative forms
de Dolmetsch archaic or Austria
Etymology
From de gmh tolmetsche (13th c.), ultimately from de trk-pro *tilmač (compare tr dilmaç). Probably borrowed through a de sla - language; compare sla-pro *tъlmačь interpreter, whence ru Cyrl толма́ч, pl tłumacz. Alternatively through de hu tolmács.
Pronunciation
de /ˈdɔlmɛt͡ʃər/ [ˈdɔl.mɛ.t͡ʃɐ] [-ˌmɛ-]
de De-Dolmetscher.ogg
de De-Dolmetscher2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m in
interpreter one who translates in real time; male or of unspecified sex
de archaic translator male or of unspecified gender
de Übersetzer
Usage notes
While it remains common in general parlance to use de Übersetzer as an umbrella term, it is now unusual to refer to a translator of books or other completed texts as a de Dolmetscher.
Declension
m
Derived terms
de Begleitdolmetscher Diplomdolmetscher Dolmetscherdienst Dolmetscherin Dolmetscherinstitut Dolmetscherservice Dolmetschersystem Gebärdendolmetscher Gebärdensprachdolmetscher Gehörlosendolmetscher Gerichtsdolmetscher Gesprächsdolmetscher Konferenzdolmetscher Schriftdolmetscher Simultandolmetscher Simultandolmetscheranlage Verhandlungsdolmetscher
Related terms
de dolmetschen
Further reading
de Occupations
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
lb /ˈdolmæt͡ʃɐ/
Noun
m
interpreter
lb Occupations