Zugführer

German

Etymology

From Zug +‎ Führer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡suːkˌfyːʁɐ]
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  • Hyphenation: Zug‧füh‧rer
  • Rhymes: -yːʁɐ

Noun

Zugführer m (strong, genitive Zugführers, plural Zugführer, feminine Zugführerin)

  1. (rail transport) leading conductor (on a train)
    Synonym: (archaic outside Switzerland) Kondukteur
    Hypernym: Zugbegleiter
  2. (military) platoon leader

Declension

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

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