See Kaufmann in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"3": "koufman"
},
"expansion": "Middle High German koufman",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "goh",
"3": "koufman"
},
"expansion": "Old High German koufman",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*kaupamann"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *kaupamann",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "kaufen",
"3": "Mann"
},
"expansion": "kaufen + Mann",
"name": "af"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Historically from Middle High German koufman, from Old High German koufman, from Proto-West Germanic *kaupamann, equivalent to kaufen + Mann.",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "symbol"
},
"expansion": "Kaufmann",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"pos": "symbol",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"German German",
"German dated terms",
"de:Military"
],
"glosses": [
"The letter K from the German spelling alphabet"
],
"links": [
[
"military",
"military"
],
[
"K",
"K"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Germany, military, dated) The letter K from the German spelling alphabet"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "Köln"
}
],
"tags": [
"Germany",
"dated"
],
"topics": [
"government",
"military",
"politics",
"war"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈkaʊ̯fˌman/"
},
{
"audio": "De-Kaufmann.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/bf/De-Kaufmann.ogg/De-Kaufmann.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/De-Kaufmann.ogg"
}
],
"word": "Kaufmann"
}
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