Kläger

See also: klager

German

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German kleger, klager, from Old High German klagāri. Equivalent to Klage or klagen + -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɛːɡɐ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /ˈkleːɡɐ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Klä‧ger

Noun

Kläger m (strong, genitive Klägers, plural Kläger, feminine Klägerin)

1. plaintiff (party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant)

Declension

Declension of Kläger [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kläger	die	Kläger
genitive	eines	des	Klägers	der	Kläger
dative	einem	dem	Kläger	den	Klägern
accusative	einen	den	Kläger	die	Kläger

Derived terms

• klägerisch

Related terms

• Ankläger, Nebenkläger

Further reading

• “Kläger”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Kläger” in Duden online