Stellvertreter
German
Etymology
17th century, from Stelle (“place”) + vertreten (“to represent, fill in”) + -er (“-er”), probably after French lieutenant, Latin locum tenens.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃtɛlfərˌtreːtər/, /-fɛr-/, [ˈʃtɛl.fɐˌtʁeː.tɐ], [-fɛɐ̯-]
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Noun
Stellvertreter m (strong, genitive Stellvertreters, plural Stellvertreter, feminine Stellvertreterin)
- deputy, vicegerent, lieutenant
- Synonyms: Vertreter, Vize, Statthalter
- proxy, representative, agent
- Synonyms: Repräsentant, Bevollmächtigter
- proxy, substitute, surrogate
- Synonyms: Ersatz, Platzhalter
- (software, design) proxy pattern
Declension
Declension of Stellvertreter [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Stellvertreter | die | Stellvertreter |
| genitive | eines | des | Stellvertreters | der | Stellvertreter |
| dative | einem | dem | Stellvertreter | den | Stellvertretern |
| accusative | einen | den | Stellvertreter | die | Stellvertreter |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Stellvertreter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Stellvertreter” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Stellvertreter” in Duden online
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