Hauptmann
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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”).
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
- → 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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