Kaufmann

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Historically from Middle High German koufman, from Old High German koufman, from Proto-West Germanic *kaupamann, equivalent to kaufen +‎ Mann.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaʊ̯fˌman/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

Kaufmann m (strong, genitive Kaufmannes or Kaufmanns, plural Kaufmänner or Kaufleute, feminine Kauffrau)

  1. merchant, businessman, trader (male or of unspecified gender)

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

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

Distribution of Kaufmanns in Germany
  1. a surname originating as an occupation

Related terms[edit]

Symbol[edit]

Kaufmann

  1. (Germany, military) The letter K from the Deutschland Buchstabiertafel, the phonetic alphabet of Germany

Coordinate terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Kaufmann” in Duden online
  • Kaufmann” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache