Direktor
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin director.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Direktor m (mixed, genitive Direktors, plural Direktoren, feminine Direktorin)
- principal (administrator of a school)
- director (leader of an organisation)
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (Germany) title of a Beamter ("Public servant") in the senior service after second promotion
Usage notes[edit]
(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[edit]
Declension of Direktor [masculine, mixed]
singular | plural | ||||
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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[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “Direktor” in Duden online
- “Direktor” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Direktor (Amtsbezeichnung) in Wikipedia