Transfer

See also: transfer

German

Etymology

18th century, common since early 20th century. Borrowed from English transfer, from Latin transferre. The verb transferieren is older and directly from Latin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /transˈfeːr/, [tʁant͡sˈfeːɐ̯], [tʁans-], [-ˈfɛɐ̯]
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Noun

Transfer m (strong, genitive Transfers, plural Transfers)

  1. (finance) transfer (the act of moving money to another country)
  2. (sports) transfer (the act of moving a player to another club)
    Synonym: Wechsel
  3. (formal, specialist) transfer (passing on, moving in general); also of travellers, but otherwise not used of people (except in the sports context)
    Synonyms: Übertragung, Überführung, Weitergabe

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

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