Definition
A man who holds a senior academic teaching and research position at a university.
Translations
- English
- male professor
- Français
- professeur d’université
- Türkçe
- erkek profesör
- Polski
- profesor
- Русский
- профессор
- Українська
- професор
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Professor
- B1
- Noun
- Work & Professions
- Education & Learning
male professor
/deːɐ̯ pʁofɛˈsoːɐ̯/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Professoren
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Topics
- Work & ProfessionsPrimaryEducation & Learning
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Professor hält heute eine Vorlesung über Wirtschaft.NominativSing.The professor is giving a lecture on economics today.
- Die Universität berief den Professor auf eine neue Stelle.AkkusativSing.The university appointed the professor to a new position.
- Die Dekanin gratulierte dem Professor zu seiner Auszeichnung.DativSing.The dean congratulated the professor on his award.
- Die Forschungsergebnisse des Professors überzeugten das Gremium.GenitivSing.The professor’s research findings convinced the committee.
- Die Professoren treffen sich regelmäßig zur Fachkonferenz.NominativPlur.The professors meet regularly for the specialist conference.
- Die Studierenden befragten die Professoren nach der Prüfung.AkkusativPlur.The students questioned the professors after the exam.
- Die Universität verlieh den Professoren zusätzliche Forschungsmittel.DativPlur.The university granted the professors additional research funding.
- Die Publikationen der Professoren werden häufig zitiert.GenitivPlur.The professors’ publications are frequently cited.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Professor/pʁofɛˈsoːɐ̯/
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Article phrase
der Professor/deːɐ̯ pʁofɛˈsoːɐ̯/
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Plural
Professoren/pʁofɛˈzoːʁən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Professor | die Professoren |
| Akkusativ | den Professor | die Professoren |
| Dativ | dem Professor | den Professoren |
| Genitiv | des Professors | der Professoren |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Verb constructionden Professor ernennen + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionmit dem Professor sprechenmit + Dativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termDozent
A Dozent also teaches at a university, but does not necessarily hold a professorship or a comparable academic position.
- Related termStudent — male university student
- Broader termHochschullehrer
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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