Bibliothekar

/biblioteˈkaːɐ̯/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Bibliothekare

Meaning

  1. librarian

    Built from Bibliothek (library) + -ar (person).

    • Der Bibliothekar hilft uns.

      The librarian helps us.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • Bibliothek library
  • -ar person

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

bibliothécaire

bibliothécaire is the French word for the same thing — both mean "librarian."

Portuguese

bibliotecário

bibliotecário is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "librarian."

Practice

1 What does Bibliothekar mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ hilft uns.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bibliothekar?

nouncompound

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