Lektor

See also: lektor

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lēctor (“lecturer, reader”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛktoːr/, [ˈlɛkˌtoːɐ̯], [ˈlɛk.tɔɐ̯]

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

Lektor m (mixed, genitive Lektors, plural Lektoren, feminine Lektorin)

1. reviser, proofreader (a person who proofreads or corrects written material)

   Synonym: (rare) Manuskriptprüfer

2. language instructor, chiefly at university level
3. lector (a lay person who reads aloud certain religious texts in a church service)

Declension

Declension of Lektor [masculine, mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Lektor	die	Lektoren
genitive	eines	des	Lektors	der	Lektoren
dative	einem	dem	Lektor	den	Lektoren
accusative	einen	den	Lektor	die	Lektoren

Derived terms

• lektorieren

Related terms

• Lektorat

Descendants

• → Hungarian: lektor