Direktor

See also: direktor, direktör, and direktør

German

Etymology

From Late Latin director.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈʁɛktoːɐ̯/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Direktor m (mixed, genitive Direktors, plural Direktoren, feminine Direktorin)

1. principal (administrator of a school)
2. director (leader of an organisation)
3. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (Germany) title of a Beamter ("Public servant") in the senior service after second promotion

Usage notes

(1) Direktor is used in common language. The actual official title of a principal in Germany is Rektor (for elementary schools) or Oberstudiendirektor (for secondary schools).
(3) The title is always preceded by a prefix. The most common prefix is Regierungs- ("in government administration"), in which case the full title is Regierungsdirektor.
In terms of hierarchy, a Direktor is comparable to a Oberstleutnant (lieutenant colonel) or Fregattenkapitän (commander).

Declension

Declension of Direktor [masculine, mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Direktor	die	Direktoren
genitive	eines	des	Direktors	der	Direktoren
dative	einem	dem	Direktor	den	Direktoren
accusative	einen	den	Direktor	die	Direktoren

Hyponyms

• Zirkusdirektor

Further reading

• “Direktor” in Duden online
• “Direktor” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• Direktor (Amtsbezeichnung) in Wikipedia