Brandstifter

German

Etymology

16th century, from Brand (“fire”) +‎ stiften (“to bring about”) +‎ -er (agentive suffix). The formation appears to be of Lower Rhenish origin, being first attested as Ripuarian brant stichter (1507) and Dutch brandtstichter (1542), both with the development ft > cht (as in Nichte etc.).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrantˌʃtɪftər/, [ˈbʁan(t)ˌʃtɪf.tɐ]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Brand‧stif‧ter

Noun

Brandstifter m (strong, genitive Brandstifters, plural Brandstifter, feminine Brandstifterin)

  1. arsonist (person who has committed the act of arson)

Declension

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

Hyponyms

Descendants

  • → Danish: brandstifter (calque)
  • → Luxembourgish: Brandstëfter (calque)
  • → Swedish: brandstiftare (calque, dated)

Further reading

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