Protegé

See also: protege, protegé, protégé, protége, and protège

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French protégé.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpʁoːteˈʒeː/, /ˌpʁɔteˈʒeː/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eː

Noun

Protegé m (strong, genitive Protegés, plural Protegés)

1. (chiefly learned) protégé

   Synonyms: Günstling, Klient, Mündel, Schützling

Usage notes

• German Protegé has a negative connotation of nepotism and corruption (like Günstling). The word Schützling may be somewhat more neutral, though it is not free of this connotation either. Klient can be used instead, unless the mentor works in the same company or organisation as the protégé.

Declension

Declension of Protegé [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Protegé	die	Protegés
genitive	eines	des	Protegés	der	Protegés
dative	einem	dem	Protegé	den	Protegés
accusative	einen	den	Protegé	die	Protegés

Further reading

• “Protegé” in Duden online