Profi

Profi

See also: profi

German

Etymology

Clipping of Professional + -i, first half of the 20th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʁoːfi/
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Noun

Profi m (strong, genitive Profis, plural Profis) (informal)

  1. pro (professional sports player)
  2. pro (expert, one who is very good at something)
    Synonym: Experte
  3. pro (one who does something for payment, rather than as an amateur)

Declension

Declension of Profi [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Profi die Profis
genitive eines des Profis der Profis
dative einem dem Profi den Profis
accusative einen den Profi die Profis

Derived terms

See also

  • Spitzensportler

Further reading

  • “Profi” in Duden online
  • “Profi”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
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