Pensionär
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French pensionnaire.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /pɑ̃zi̯oˈnɛːɐ̯/, /paŋzi̯oˈnɛːɐ̯/, /pɛnzi̯oˈnɛːɐ̯/, /pɑ̃si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯/, /paŋsi̯oˈnɛːɐ̯/, /pɛnsi̯oˈnɛːɐ̯/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /-ˈneːɐ̯/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Pen‧sio‧när
Noun
[edit]Pensionär m (strong, genitive Pensionärs, plural Pensionäre, feminine Pensionärin)
- pensioner (male or of unspecified sex)
- Synonyms: (Switzerland) Pensionierter, (Southern Germany, Austria) Pensionist
- Hypernym: Ruheständler
- Coordinate term: Rentner
Usage notes
[edit]- In Germany only applies to retired Beamte (“civil servants”) who receive a Pension as opposed to a Rente (compare Rentner).
Declension
[edit]Declension of Pensionär [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Pensionär | die | Pensionäre |
genitive | eines | des | Pensionärs | der | Pensionäre |
dative | einem | dem | Pensionär | den | Pensionären |
accusative | einen | den | Pensionär | die | Pensionäre |