Profi

See also: profi

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʁoːfi/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Audio (Austria):

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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

• Profifußballer
• Profitänzer

Related terms

• professionell
• Professionelle

See also

• Spitzensportler

Further reading

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