Bergmann

See also: bergmann

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Bergmann.

Proper noun

Bergmann

1. A surname from German.
   • 2017 May, Loren Balhorn, “The Lost History of Antifa”, in Jacobin Magazine‎^[1]:

     In an interview with Jacobin to be published later this year, veteran KPO activist Theodor Bergmann tells of Heinrich Adam, prewar KPO member and mechanic at the Zeiss optics factory in Jena who joined the SED in hopes of realizing socialist unity.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German bercman, equivalent to Berg (“mountain”) +‎ Mann (“man”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛrkˌman/, [ˈbɛʁk-], [ˈbɛɐ̯k-] (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛrçˌman/ (northern and central Germany; now chiefly colloquial)

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Bergmann m (strong, genitive Bergmannes or Bergmanns, plural Bergmänner)

1. miner (male or of unspecified sex)

   Synonyms: Bergarbeiter; Knappe, Bergknappe; Kumpel

Declension

Declension of Bergmann [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Bergmann	die	Bergmänner
genitive	eines	des	Bergmannes, Bergmanns	der	Bergmänner
dative	einem	dem	Bergmann, Bergmanne1	den	Bergmännern
accusative	einen	den	Bergmann	die	Bergmänner

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• bergmännisch
• Bergmannssprache

See also

• Bergfrau
• Bergleute

Proper noun

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

Distribution of Bergmanns in Germany

1. a surname originating as an occupation

Declension

Declension of Bergmann [masculine // feminine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein, eine	der, die	Bergmann	die	Bergmanns, Bergmann, Bergmänner2
genitive	eines, einer	des, der	Bergmanns, Bergmann1	der	Bergmanns, Bergmann, Bergmänner2
dative	einem, einer	dem, der	Bergmann	den	Bergmanns, Bergmann, Bergmännern2
accusative	einen, eine	den, die	Bergmann	die	Bergmanns, Bergmann, Bergmänner2

¹With an article.
²Informal.

Related terms

• Berghuber, Bergmeier, Berggold, Bergsträßer, Berger
• Bachmann, Burgmann, Heinemann, Hoffmann, Zimmermann

Further reading

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

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛrk.manː/

Proper noun

Bergmann m (proper noun, genitive singular Bergmanns)

1. a male given name
2. a surname

Declension

Declension of Bergmann (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Bergmann
accusative	Bergmann
dative	Bergmanni
genitive	Bergmanns