Masculine

Dolmetscher

Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) interpreter (one who translates in real time; male or of unspecified sex)
  2. (archaic, masculine, strong) translator (male or of unspecified gender)

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdɔlmɛt͡ʃər/
Etymology

In summary

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.

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