Zöllner

German

Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈtsœlnɐ/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • 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

    Descendants

    • → Slovincian: celnorz

    Further reading

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