Landwirt

German

Etymology

Land (“land”) +‎ Wirt (“host; caretaker”). Chiefly a backformation from Landwirtschaft (“agriculture”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlantˌvɪʁt/, [ˈlantˌʋɪʁt], [ˈlantˌʋɪɐ̯t]
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Noun

Landwirt m (genitive Landwirts or Landwirtes, plural Landwirte, feminine Landwirtin)

  1. farmer, agriculturist (male or of unspecified sex)

Usage notes
  • Landwirt is the official and legal term for a commercial farmer. The word is also sometimes used in non-official contexts in order to stress the character of farming as a skilled craft. Otherwise the more normal word is Bauer.

Declension
Declension of Landwirt
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Landwirt die Landwirte
genitive eines des Landwirts der Landwirte
dative einem dem Landwirt den Landwirten
accusative einen den Landwirt die Landwirte

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