Landwirt

German

Etymology

Land (“land”) +‎ Wirt (“host; caretaker”). Chiefly a backformation from Landwirtschaft (“agriculture”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlantˌvɪʁt/, [ˈlantˌʋɪʁt], [ˈlantˌʋɪɐ̯t]
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Noun

Landwirt m (strong, genitive Landwirtes or Landwirts, plural Landwirte, feminine Landwirtin)

  1. farmer, agriculturist (male or of unspecified gender)
    Synonym: Bauer m

Usage notes
  • Landwirt is the official and legal term for a commercial farmer. The word is also sometimes used in non-official contexts in order to stress the character of farming as a skilled craft. Otherwise the more normal word is Bauer.

Declension
Declension of Landwirt [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Landwirt die Landwirte
genitive eines des Landwirtes, Landwirts der Landwirte
dative einem dem Landwirt, Landwirte1 den Landwirten
accusative einen den Landwirt die Landwirte

1Now rare, see notes.

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