Advokat

See also: advokat, and advokát

German

Alternative forms

• Advocat (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German advocāte (14th c.), from Latin advocātus. Doublet of the earlier borrowing Vogt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /at.voˈkaːt/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

Advokat m (weak, genitive Advokaten, plural Advokaten, feminine Advokatin)

1. (Switzerland, otherwise dated higher register) lawyer

   Synonyms: Anwalt, Rechtsanwalt

Declension

Declension of Advokat [masculine, weak]

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

Descendants

• → Bulgarian: адвока́т (advokát), ⇒ адвока́тин (advokátin)

Further reading

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