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Buchhalter
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German
Etymology
From de Buch halten to keep the books -er. This verbal phrase is now rare. For some reason one usually says de Buchhalter, but de Buch führen. For the action noun both de Buchhaltung and de Buchführung are common. Further analysable as de Buch book halten to hold -er agent suffix.
Pronunciation
de /ˈbuːxˌhaltər/ [ˈbuːxˌhal.tɐ] casual or fast speech /ˈbuːxaltər/
de De-Buchhalter.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m in
accountant, bookkeeper
de rare Buchführer
Declension
m
Derived terms
de buchhalterisch
Descendants
be бухгалтар 1
pl buchalter 1
lt buhalteris 1
ru бухгалтер 1
1 kk бухгалтер бұғалтыр
uk бухгалтер 1
Further reading
de Accounting Occupations