Seemann

German

Etymology

See (“sea”) +‎ Mann (“man”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzeːman/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: See‧mann

Noun

Seemann m (strong, genitive Seemanns or Seemannes, plural Seeleute or Seemänner, feminine (rare) Seefrau or (very rare) Seemännin)

1. sailor (worker on a ship)
2. seaman

Usage notes

Unlike most German nouns denoting human beings, this word has no commonly used distinct feminine. A female sailor or seaman is also called Seemann; the feminine Seemännin is very rare.

Declension

Declension of Seemann [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Seemann	die	Seeleute, Seemänner
genitive	eines	des	Seemanns, Seemannes	der	Seeleute, Seemänner
dative	einem	dem	Seemann, Seemanne1	den	Seeleuten, Seemännern
accusative	einen	den	Seemann	die	Seeleute, Seemänner

¹Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

• Matrose

Further reading

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

Polish

Etymology

From German Seemann.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛˈɛ.mann/
• Rhymes: -ɛmann
• Syllabification: Se‧e‧mann

Proper noun

Seemann m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Seemann

	singular	plural
nominative	Seemann	Seemannowie
genitive	Seemanna	Seemannów
dative	Seemannowi	Seemannom
accusative	Seemanna	Seemannów
instrumental	Seemannem	Seemannami
locative	Seemannie	Seemannach
vocative	Seemannie	Seemannowie

Proper noun

Seemann f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

Derived terms

• Seemannowa
• Seemannówna

See also

• Appendix:Polish surnames