Ackermann

English

Etymology

From German Ackermann (“plowman”).

Proper noun

Ackermann

1. A surname from German.

Derived terms

• Ackermann function

Related terms

• Ackerman

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ackermann is the 12432^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2499 individuals. Ackermann is most common among White (93.0%) individuals.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ackerman, from Old High German ackarman, from Proto-Germanic *akramann-. Equivalent to Acker (“field”) +‎ Mann (“man”). Cognate with English acreman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈakɐˌman/
• Hyphenation: Acker‧mann

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Noun

Ackermann m (strong, genitive Ackermannes or Ackermanns, plural Ackermänner or Ackerleute, feminine Ackerfrau or Ackermännin)

1. (dated) plowman, ploughman (British spelling) (male or of unspecified gender)

Declension

Declension of Ackermann [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Ackermann	die	Ackermänner, Ackerleute
genitive	eines	des	Ackermannes, Ackermanns	der	Ackermänner, Ackerleute
dative	einem	dem	Ackermann, Ackermanne1	den	Ackermännern, Ackerleuten
accusative	einen	den	Ackermann	die	Ackermänner, Ackerleute

¹Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

• Bauer
• Landwirt

Related terms

• Ackerbau
• Ackerbauer
• Ackerfeld
• Ackergaul
• Ackerknecht
• Ackerland
• Ackerlohn
• Ackermännchen
• Äckermännchen
• Ackerpferd
• Ackersleute
• Ackersmann

Proper noun

Ackermann m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Ackermanns or (with an article) Ackermann, feminine genitive Ackermann, plural Ackermanns)

1. a surname originating as an occupation

Declension

Declension of Ackermann [masculine // feminine, surname]

	singular						plural
	masculine			feminine
	indef.	def.	noun	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(der)	Ackermann	(eine)	(die)	Ackermann	(die)	Ackermanns
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Ackermanns, Ackermann1	(einer)	(der)	Ackermann	(der)	Ackermanns
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Ackermann	(einer)	(der)	Ackermann	(den)	Ackermanns
accusative	(einen)	(den)	Ackermann	(eine)	(die)	Ackermann	(die)	Ackermanns

¹With an article.

Derived terms

• Ackermannfunktion

Descendants

• → English: Ackermann

Further reading

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