Kaufmann
Appearance
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]Noun
[edit]Kaufmann m (strong, genitive Kaufmannes or Kaufmanns, plural Kaufmänner or Kaufleute, feminine Kauffrau)
- merchant, businessman, trader (male or of unspecified gender)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Kaufmann [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Kaufmann | die | Kaufmänner, Kaufleute |
genitive | eines | des | Kaufmannes, Kaufmanns | der | Kaufmänner, Kaufleute |
dative | einem | dem | Kaufmann, Kaufmanne1 | den | Kaufmännern, Kaufleuten |
accusative | einen | den | Kaufmann | die | Kaufmänner, Kaufleute |
1Now rare, see notes.
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)
- a surname originating as an occupation
Related terms
[edit]- Kaufhold, Kaufland
- Altmann, Bergmann, Heinemann, Heinzelmann
- Heiermann, Hermann, Landmann, Neumann, Zimmermann
Symbol
[edit]Kaufmann
- (Germany, military) The letter K from the Deutschland Buchstabiertafel, the phonetic alphabet of Germany
Coordinate terms
[edit]- Konrad (the letter K from the Österreich Funkalphabet, the spelling alphabet of Austria)
- Kaiser (the letter K from the Schweiz Telefonalphabet, the phonetic spelling alphabet of Switzerland)
- Kilo (the letter K from the NATO Buchstabieralphabet, the radiotelephonic alphabet for NATO)
- Kilogramme (the letter k for the International Fliegeralphabet)
See also
[edit]- Buchstabiertafel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Further reading
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