Hauptmann
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German houbetman (“leader; captain, head of a group”), from Old High German houbitman, from Proto-West Germanic *haubidamann. Cognate with Low German Hööftmann, Dutch hoofdman, and Old English hēafodmann. Equivalent to haupt- (“chief, head”) + Mann (“man”). Doublet of Hetman.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Hauptmann m (strong, genitive Hauptmannes or Hauptmanns, plural Hauptleute or Hauptmänner, feminine Hauptfrau or Hauptmännin)
Usage notes
[edit]The normal plural is Hauptleute, while the plural Hauptmänner is rarely used, at least in contemporary military terminology.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Hauptmann [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Hauptmann | die | Hauptleute, Hauptmänner |
genitive | eines | des | Hauptmannes, Hauptmanns | der | Hauptleute, Hauptmänner |
dative | einem | dem | Hauptmann, Hauptmanne1 | den | Hauptleuten, Hauptmännern |
accusative | einen | den | Hauptmann | die | Hauptleute, Hauptmänner |
1Now rare, see notes.
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Dutch: hopman
- → Lower Sorbian: hawptman
- → Pennsylvania German: Hauptman, Haaptman
- → Czech: hejtman
- → Polish: hetman
Further reading
[edit]- “Hauptmann” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Hauptmann” in Duden online
- “Proper noun” in Duden online
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- German terms inherited from Middle High German
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- German terms inherited from Old High German
- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
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- German terms prefixed with haupt-
- German doublets
- German 2-syllable words
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