Dilettant
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See also: dilettant
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
18th century, from Italian dilettante.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Dilettant m (weak, genitive Dilettanten, plural Dilettanten, feminine Dilettantin)
- (dated) amateur, dabbler
- Synonyms: Amateur, Laie, Nichtfachmann
- (derogatory) bungler, botcher
- Synonyms: Pfuscher, Stümper, Flickschuster, Nichtskönner
Declension[edit]
Declension of Dilettant [masculine, weak]
singular | plural | ||||
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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[edit]
Further reading[edit]
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