Friseur

See also: friseur

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a rare French friseur, attested 1551. Analyzable as frisieren +‎ -eur. Most northern and eastern European languages that have this word have probably borrowed it from German. Compare Polish fryzjer, Danish frisør, etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʁiˌzøːɐ̯/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /fʁəˈzœɐ̯/ (typical common-speech realisation)
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -øːɐ̯

Noun

Friseur m (genitive Friseurs, plural Friseure, feminine Friseurin)

  1. hairdresser; barber; friseur (male or of unspecified sex)

Declension

Synonyms

  • Haarschneider
  • (colloquial, humorous) Haarkünstler, Figaro
  • (Switzerland) Coiffeur

Further reading

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