Dilettant
See also: dilettant
German
editEtymology
edit18th century, from Italian dilettante.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editDilettant m (weak, genitive Dilettanten, plural Dilettanten, feminine Dilettantin)
- (dated) amateur, dabbler
- Synonyms: Amateur, Laie, Nichtfachmann
- (derogatory) bungler, botcher
- Synonyms: Pfuscher, Stümper, Flickschuster, Nichtskönner
Declension
editDeclension of Dilettant [masculine, weak]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Dilettant | die | Dilettanten |
| genitive | eines | des | Dilettanten | der | Dilettanten |
| dative | einem | dem | Dilettanten | den | Dilettanten |
| accusative | einen | den | Dilettanten | die | Dilettanten |
Derived terms
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- German terms borrowed from Italian
- German terms derived from Italian
- German 3-syllable words
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- Rhymes:German/ant
- Rhymes:German/ant/3 syllables
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German weak nouns
- German masculine nouns
- German dated terms
- German derogatory terms
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