Hauptmann – German noun declension

German noun forms of Hauptmann

Noun: Hauptmann
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:

Nominative

Indefinite

Singularein Hauptmann
Plural Hauptleute; Hauptmänner

Definite

Singularder Hauptmann
Pluraldie Hauptleute; Hauptmänner

Genitive

Indefinite

Singulareines Hauptmannes; Hauptmanns
Plural Hauptleute; Hauptmänner

Definite

Singulardes Hauptmannes; Hauptmanns
Pluralder Hauptleute; Hauptmänner

Dative

Indefinite

Singulareinem Hauptmann; Hauptmanne
Plural Hauptleuten; Hauptmännern

Definite

Singulardem Hauptmann; Hauptmanne
Pluralden Hauptleuten; Hauptmännern

Accusative

Indefinite

Singulareinen Hauptmann
Plural Hauptleute; Hauptmänner

Definite

Singularden Hauptmann
Pluraldie Hauptleute; Hauptmänner

Sample Sentences

Etymology

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”). Doublet of Hetman (via Polish hetman). See: Dutch Nouns 'hoofdman', Old English Nouns 'hēafodmann', Polish Nouns 'hetman'.

Verbs referencing "Hauptmann"

English Nouns headsman, English Nouns head man, Dutch Nouns hopman, Dutch Nouns hoofdman, Swedish Nouns hövitsman, Czech Nouns hejtman.

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