Kürschner

German

Alternative forms

• Kürsner (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German kürsenære, from Old High German kursināri, derived from kursina, a borrowing from Proto-Slavic *kъrzьno. Equivalent to obsolete Kürsen, Kürschen (“fur coat”) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʏʁʃnəʁ/, [ˈkʏɐ̯ʃ.nɐ]

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Noun

Kürschner m (strong, genitive Kürschners, plural Kürschner, feminine Kürschnerin)

1. furrier, peltmonger (male or of unspecified gender)

   Synonym: Pelzmacher

Declension

Declension of Kürschner [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kürschner	die	Kürschner
genitive	eines	des	Kürschners	der	Kürschner
dative	einem	dem	Kürschner	den	Kürschnern
accusative	einen	den	Kürschner	die	Kürschner

Derived terms

• Kürschnermesser

Further reading

• “Kürschner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Kürschner” in Duden online