Dolmetscher

== German == === Alternative forms === Dolmetsch (archaic or Austria) === Etymology === From Middle High German tolmetsche (13th c.), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *tilmač (compare Turkish dilmaç). Probably borrowed through a Slavic language; compare Proto-Slavic *tъlmačь (“interpreter”), whence Russian толма́ч (tolmáč), Polish tłumacz. Alternatively through Hungarian tolmács. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdɔlmɛt͡ʃər/, [ˈdɔl.mɛ.t͡ʃɐ], [-ˌmɛ-] === Noun === Dolmetscher m (strong, genitive Dolmetschers, plural Dolmetscher, feminine Dolmetscherin) interpreter (one who translates in real time; male or of unspecified sex) (archaic) translator (male or of unspecified gender) Synonym: Übersetzer ==== Usage notes ==== While it remains common in general parlance to use Übersetzer as an umbrella term, it is now unusual to refer to a translator of books or other completed texts as a Dolmetscher. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== dolmetschen === Further reading === “Dolmetscher” in Duden online “Dolmetscher”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) == Luxembourgish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdolmæt͡ʃɐ/ === Noun === Dolmetscher m (plural Dolmetscheren) interpreter