Zöllner

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zolnære, from Old High German zolōnāri, borrowed from Medieval Latin telonarius, from telonium (“tollbooth”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtsœlnɐ/
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  • Hyphenation: Zöll‧ner

Noun

Zöllner m (strong, genitive Zöllners, plural Zöllner, feminine Zöllnerin)

  1. customs officer
  2. (biblical) publican

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

Synonyms

Further reading
  • “Zöllner” in Duden online
  • “Zöllner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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