Masculine

Pfleger

  1. (agent, form-of, masculine, strong) agent noun of pflegen
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, masculine, strong) clipping of Krankenpfleger (“nurse”)
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, masculine, strong) clipping of Tierpfleger (“animal caretaker”)
  4. (masculine, strong) guardian
  5. (historical, masculine, strong) governor, bailiff
  6. (Switzerland, masculine, strong) an elementary school administrator
  7. (Switzerland, masculine, strong) organizer, supervisor
  8. (Switzerland, masculine, strong) second (attendant of a duel or boxing match standing in for a contestant)

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

pflääger

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpfleːɡɐ/
Etymology

From Middle High German phleger, phlegære, from Old High German phlegāri, from Proto-West Germanic *plegārī. By surface analysis, agent noun of pflegen, equivalent to pflegen + -er.

pielęgniarka

siostra

νοσοκόμα

νοσοκόμος

sister

νοσηλεύτρια

hemşîre

νοσηλευτής

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