Lehrbub

German

Etymology

From lehren +‎ Bub.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈleːɐ̯ˌbuːp]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uːp
  • Hyphenation: Lehr‧bub

Noun

Lehrbub m (weak, genitive Lehrbuben, plural Lehrbuben, feminine (Southern Germany, Austria) Lehrmädchen or (Switzerland) Lehrtochter)

  1. (Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) apprentice
    Synonyms: Auszubildender, Lehrling, Lehrjunge
    Antonym: Meister

Declension

Further reading

  • Lehrbub” in Duden online
  • Lehrbub” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Lehrbub” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon