"Hauptmann" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhaʊp(t)ˌman/ Audio: De-Hauptmann.ogg
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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|houbetman||leader; captain, head of a group}} Middle High German houbetman (“leader; captain, head of a group”), {{inh|de|goh|houbitman}} Old High German houbitman, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*haubidamann}} Proto-West Germanic *haubidamann, {{cog|nds|Hööftmann}} Low German Hööftmann, {{cog|nl|hoofdman}} Dutch hoofdman, {{cog|ang|hēafodmann}} Old English hēafodmann, {{prefix|de|haupt|Mann|t1=chief, head|t2=man}} haupt- (“chief, head”) + Mann (“man”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,Hauptleute:^er|f=Hauptfrau,^in}} Hauptmann m (strong, genitive Hauptmannes or Hauptmanns, plural Hauptleute or Hauptmänner, feminine Hauptfrau or Hauptmännin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s,Hauptleute:^er}} Forms: Hauptmannes [genitive], Hauptmanns [genitive], Hauptleute [plural], Hauptmänner [plural], Hauptfrau [feminine], Hauptmännin [feminine], strong [table-tags], Hauptmann [nominative, singular], Hauptleute [definite, nominative, plural], Hauptmänner [definite, nominative, plural], Hauptmannes [genitive, singular], Hauptmanns [genitive, singular], Hauptleute [definite, genitive, plural], Hauptmänner [definite, genitive, plural], Hauptmann [dative, singular], Hauptmanne [dative, singular], Hauptleuten [dative, definite, plural], Hauptmännern [dative, definite, plural], Hauptmann [accusative, singular], Hauptleute [accusative, definite, plural], Hauptmänner [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (military) captain (male [also female] or of unspecified sex; cf. Herr / Frau Hauptmann) Wikipedia link: de:Hauptmann (Offizier) Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Military ranks
    Sense id: en-Hauptmann-de-noun-fL2JluGh Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms prefixed with haupt- Topics: government, military, politics, war Derived forms: Amtshauptmann, Bezirkshauptmann, Deichhauptmann, Feuerwehrhauptmann, Hauptmännin, Landeshauptmann, Oberstschlosshauptmann, Räuberhauptmann, Römerhauptmann, Stabshauptmann, Stadthauptmann

Inflected forms

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          "word": "Stabshauptmann"
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          "word": "Stadthauptmann"
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}

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