Schaffner

German

Etymology

From the verb schaffen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʃafnɐ]
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Schaffner m (strong, genitive Schaffners, plural Schaffner, feminine Schaffnerin)

  1. (officially dated) conductor (of a bus, tram, train etc)
    Synonyms: (archaic) Kondukteur, (officialese) Kundenbetreuer im Nahverkehr, Zugbegleiter

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

Derived terms

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

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɑfnɐ/

Noun

Schaffner m (plural Schaffner)

  1. conductor (on a bus, train, etc.)
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