"Fährmann" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɛːrˌman/, [ˈfɛ(ː)ɐ̯ˌman], [ˈfeːɐ̯-] Audio: De-Fährmann.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From northern Middle High German verman (14th c.). By surface analysis, Fähre (“ferry”) + Mann (“man”). Compare Middle Dutch and Middle Low German vērman (both also 14th c.), modern Dutch veerman. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|verman}} Middle High German verman, {{surface analysis|de|Fähre|Mann|t1=ferry|t2=man}} By surface analysis, Fähre (“ferry”) + Mann (“man”), {{cog|dum|-}} Middle Dutch, {{cog|gml|vērman}} Middle Low German vērman, {{cog|nl|veerman}} Dutch veerman Head templates: {{de-noun|m,s:es,Fährleute:^er|f=Fährfrau:^in}} Fährmann m (strong, genitive Fährmanns or Fährmannes, plural Fährleute or Fährmänner, feminine Fährfrau or Fährmännin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,s:es,Fährleute:^er}} Forms: Fährmanns [genitive], Fährmannes [genitive], Fährleute [plural], Fährmänner [plural], Fährfrau [feminine], Fährmännin [feminine], strong [table-tags], Fährmann [nominative, singular], Fährleute [definite, nominative, plural], Fährmänner [definite, nominative, plural], Fährmanns [genitive, singular], Fährmannes [genitive, singular], Fährleute [definite, genitive, plural], Fährmänner [definite, genitive, plural], Fährmann [dative, singular], Fährmanne [dative, singular], Fährleuten [dative, definite, plural], Fährmännern [dative, definite, plural], Fährmann [accusative, singular], Fährleute [accusative, definite, plural], Fährmänner [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. ferryman, one who operates a ferryboat (male or unspecified sex) Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Ferge [archaic, poetic]
    Sense id: en-Fährmann-de-noun-Xwtr8d9O Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "verman"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German verman",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Fähre",
        "3": "Mann",
        "t1": "ferry",
        "t2": "man"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, Fähre (“ferry”) + Mann (“man”)",
      "name": "surface analysis"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gml",
        "2": "vērman"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German vērman",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "veerman"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch veerman",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From northern Middle High German verman (14th c.). By surface analysis, Fähre (“ferry”) + Mann (“man”). Compare Middle Dutch and Middle Low German vērman (both also 14th c.), modern Dutch veerman.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Fährmanns",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährmannes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährleute",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährmänner",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährfrau",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährmännin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährmann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährleute",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährmänner",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährmanns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährmannes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährleute",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährmänner",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährmann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährmanne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährleuten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährmännern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährmann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährleute",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährmänner",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "f": "Fährfrau:^in"
      },
      "expansion": "Fährmann m (strong, genitive Fährmanns or Fährmannes, plural Fährleute or Fährmänner, feminine Fährfrau or Fährmännin)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Fähr",
        "mann"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,s:es,Fährleute:^er"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ferryman, one who operates a ferryboat (male or unspecified sex)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Fährmann-de-noun-Xwtr8d9O",
      "links": [
        [
          "ferryman",
          "ferryman"
        ],
        [
          "ferryboat",
          "ferryboat"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "tags": [
            "archaic",
            "poetic"
          ],
          "word": "Ferge"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɛːrˌman/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfɛ(ː)ɐ̯ˌman]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfeːɐ̯-]"
    },
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      "audio": "De-Fährmann.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b7/De-F%C3%A4hrmann.ogg/De-F%C3%A4hrmann.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/De-F%C3%A4hrmann.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Fährmann"
}
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        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "verman"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "name": "surface analysis"
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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        "2": "vērman"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German vērman",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "veerman"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch veerman",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From northern Middle High German verman (14th c.). By surface analysis, Fähre (“ferry”) + Mann (“man”). Compare Middle Dutch and Middle Low German vērman (both also 14th c.), modern Dutch veerman.",
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährmannes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährleute",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährmänner",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährfrau",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährmännin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährmann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährleute",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährmänner",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährmanns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "Fährmannes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährleute",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährmänner",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährmann",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährmanne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährleuten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährmännern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährmann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährleute",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fährmänner",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "Fährmann m (strong, genitive Fährmanns or Fährmannes, plural Fährleute or Fährmänner, feminine Fährfrau or Fährmännin)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Fähr",
        "mann"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "m,s:es,Fährleute:^er"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "German lemmas",
        "German masculine nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms derived from Middle High German",
        "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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      ],
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        ],
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          "ferryboat",
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        ]
      ],
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        {
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            "archaic",
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          ],
          "word": "Ferge"
        }
      ],
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        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɛːrˌman/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfɛ(ː)ɐ̯ˌman]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfeːɐ̯-]"
    },
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      "audio": "De-Fährmann.ogg",
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      "tags": [
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        "Berlin"
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Fährmann"
}

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