Fotograf

See also: fotograf, fotògraf, and fotoğraf

German

Alternative forms

• Photograph
• Fotograph, Photograf (before 1996 Spelling Reform)

Etymology

foto- +‎ -graf

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fotoˈɡʀaːf]

• Audio (Austria):

  (file)

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Fotograf m (weak, genitive Fotografen, plural Fotografen, feminine Fotografin)

1. (photography) photographer

   Synonym: (obsolete) Lichtbildner

Usage notes

• The spelling Fotograf has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In the affected areas, the previous spelling (Photograf) is now less common, and may be regarded as a misspelling.

Declension

Declension of Fotograf [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Fotograf	die	Fotografen
genitive	eines	des	Fotografen	der	Fotografen
dative	einem	dem	Fotografen	den	Fotografen
accusative	einen	den	Fotografen	die	Fotografen

Synonyms

• Knipser (“snapshooter”) (colloquial) (= Amateurfotograf)

Further reading

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