Gesprächspartner
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Gespräch (“conversation”) + -s- + Partner (“partner”). Cognate with Dutch gesprekspartner.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ɡəˈʃpʁɛːçsˌpaʁtnɐ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ɡəˈʃpʁeːçs-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Ge‧sprächs‧part‧ner
Noun
[edit]Gesprächspartner m (strong, genitive Gesprächspartners, plural Gesprächspartner, feminine Gesprächspartnerin)
- interlocutor, collocutor (male or of unspecified gender) (A person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation)
- Synonyms: Gesprächsgegenüber, Gesprächsteilnehmer, Dialogpartner
Declension
[edit]Declension of Gesprächspartner [masculine, strong]
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Gesprächspartner” in Duden online