Beamtin

== German == === Etymology === Irregular formation from beamt (“holding an office”) +‎ -in (“suffix for female nouns”). The regular female nominalisation of beamt is Beamte, the suffix -in is not normally attached to nominalisations from adjectives. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈʔamtɪn/ Hyphenation: Be‧am‧tin === Noun === Beamtin f (genitive Beamtin, plural Beamtinnen, masculine Beamter) civil servant, public servant (female) ==== Usage notes ==== While this term violates standard German grammar, it is the form usually used in legal texts, having replaced the proper female form of Beamter, Beamte. ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== === Further reading === “Beamtin” in Duden online “Beamtin” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache