Regisseur

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See also: régisseur and regisseur

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French régisseur, which stands for bailiff or trustee in English, as well as assistant director in theater. The word is actually a false friend; in French the film director is a metteur en scène or sometimes réalisateur, but never a régisseur.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ʁeʒɪˈsøːɐ̯]
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Noun[edit]

Regisseur m (strong, genitive Regisseurs, plural Regisseure, feminine Regisseurin)

  1. (film, theater or opera) director (male or of unspecified gender)
  2. (figuratively, metaphorically) trainer, coach (male or of unspecified gender)

Declension[edit]

Declension of Regisseur [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Regisseur die Regisseure
genitive eines des Regisseurs der Regisseure
dative einem dem Regisseur den Regisseuren
accusative einen den Regisseur die Regisseure

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