Sprecher

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German sprecher, sprechære, from Old High German sprechāri, sprehhāri (also as sprāchāri, sprāhhāri), an alteration (with change of suffix) of Old High German sprecho, sprehho, from Proto-Germanic *sprekô (“speaker”), equivalent to sprechen +‎ -er. Compare English speaker.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃprɛçər/, [ˈʃpʁɛçɐ]
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Noun[edit]

Sprecher m (strong, genitive Sprechers, plural Sprecher, feminine Sprecherin)

  1. a speaker; one who speaks (male or unspecified sex); especially:
    1. one who speaks in a presentation or performance, such as a radio drama or voiceover
    2. (radio, television) an announcer, newsreader
    3. (politics, journalism) a spokesperson, representative
    4. (linguistics) a speaker of a given language

Declension[edit]

Declension of Sprecher [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Sprecher die Sprecher
genitive eines des Sprechers der Sprecher
dative einem dem Sprecher den Sprechern
accusative einen den Sprecher die Sprecher

Derived terms[edit]

Terms derived from "Sprecher"

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “Sprecher” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Sprecher” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Sprecher” in Duden online

Hunsrik[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Sprecher m (plural Sprecher, feminine Sprecherin)

  1. speaker

Further reading[edit]

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