Attentäter
See also: attentater
German
Etymology
Attentat (“attack; assassination”) + -er, influenced by Täter (“one who does; a perpetrator”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈatənˌtɛːtɐ/, [ˈatənˌtɛːtɐ], [ˈatn̩ˌtɛːtɐ] (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
Audio (file) - IPA(key): /ˈatənˌteːtɐ/ (overall more common, particularly northern and eastern regions)
Noun
Attentäter m (genitive Attentäters, plural Attentäter, feminine Attentäterin)
- attacker; assassin (one who kills, or attempts to kill, for ideological reasons)
Declension
Declension of Attentäter
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Attentäter | die | Attentäter |
| genitive | eines | des | Attentäters | der | Attentäter |
| dative | einem | dem | Attentäter | den | Attentätern |
| accusative | einen | den | Attentäter | die | Attentäter |
Further reading
- Attentäter in Duden online