Passagier

See also: passagier

German

Etymology

From Middle French passagier (possibly through Middle Dutch), from Old French passagier, derived from passage, itself from passer, from Latin passāre, derived from passus (“a step, pace”). Compare modern French passager, Dutch passagier, English passenger.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpasaˈʒiːɐ̯/, /ˌpazaˈʒiːɐ̯/

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• Rhymes: -iːɐ̯
• Hyphenation: Pas‧sa‧gier

Noun

Passagier m (strong, genitive Passagiers, plural Passagiere, feminine Passagierin)

1. passenger (especially of a plane or ship, but applicable to all transport)

   Synonyms: Fahrgast (on a train or bus), Fluggast (on a plane)

   • 2010, Der Spiegel‎, number 52/2010, page 16:

     Passagiere, die aus den USA nach Europa fliegen und dort umsteigen, sollen ab dem 1. April im Transitbereich nicht mehr kontrolliert werden.

     It is planned that passengers who fly from the United States to Europe and change planes there are not checked in the transit area anymore after April 1.

Declension

Declension of Passagier [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Passagier	die	Passagiere
genitive	eines	des	Passagiers	der	Passagiere
dative	einem	dem	Passagier	den	Passagieren
accusative	einen	den	Passagier	die	Passagiere

Derived terms

• blinder Passagier
• Passagierschiff
• Passagierflugzeug

Further reading

• “Passagier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Passagier” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Passagier” in Duden online
• Passagier on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de