medarbejder
Danish
Etymology
From med- + arbejde + -er. Compare Norwegian Bokmål medarbeider, Norwegian Nynorsk medarbeidar, Swedish medarbetare, German Mitarbeiter, Dutch medewerker.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɛðɑːˌb̥ɑjˀd̥ɐ]
Noun
medarbejder c (singular definite medarbejderen, plural indefinite medarbejdere)
- employee
- Synonyms: lønmodtager, ansat
Usage notes
Medarbejder is a semantic false friend of English coworker: although it is made up of elements that mean "co-" and "worker", medarbejder means "employee", not quite "coworker" (which in Danish is kollega or arbejdskollega).
Inflection
Declension of medarbejder
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | medarbejder | medarbejderen | medarbejdere | medarbejderne |
| genitive | medarbejders | medarbejderens | medarbejderes | medarbejdernes |
Derived terms
- medarbejderskab
Further reading
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