"Kaufmann" meaning in German

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈkaʊ̯fˌman/ Audio: De-Kaufmann.ogg Forms: Kaufmanns [genitive, masculine], Kaufmann [genitive, masculine], Kaufmann [feminine, genitive], Kaufmanns [plural]
Etymology: Historically from Middle High German koufman, from Old High German koufman, from Proto-West Germanic *kaupamann, equivalent to kaufen + Mann. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|koufman}} Middle High German koufman, {{inh|de|goh|koufman}} Old High German koufman, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*kaupamann}} Proto-West Germanic *kaupamann, {{af|de|kaufen|Mann}} kaufen + Mann Head templates: {{de-proper noun|surname}} Kaufmann m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kaufmanns or (with an article) Kaufmann, feminine genitive Kaufmann, plural Kaufmanns)
  1. a surname originating as an occupation Tags: feminine, masculine, proper-noun, surname Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-Kaufmann-de-name-g7Oc0ecA Disambiguation of Occupations: 49 22 29 Categories (other): German surnames, German entries with incorrect language header, German symbols Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 37 45 18 Disambiguation of German symbols: 45 15 39 Related terms: Kaufhold, Kaufland, Altmann, Bergmann, Heinemann, Heinzelmann, Heiermann, Hermann, Landmann, Neumann, Zimmermann

Noun

IPA: /ˈkaʊ̯fˌman/ Audio: De-Kaufmann.ogg
Etymology: Historically from Middle High German koufman, from Old High German koufman, from Proto-West Germanic *kaupamann, equivalent to kaufen + Mann. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|koufman}} Middle High German koufman, {{inh|de|goh|koufman}} Old High German koufman, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*kaupamann}} Proto-West Germanic *kaupamann, {{af|de|kaufen|Mann}} kaufen + Mann Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,^er:Kaufleute|f=Kauffrau}} Kaufmann m (strong, genitive Kaufmannes or Kaufmanns, plural Kaufmänner or Kaufleute, feminine Kauffrau) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s,^er:Kaufleute}} Forms: Kaufmannes [genitive], Kaufmanns [genitive], Kaufmänner [plural], Kaufleute [plural], Kauffrau [feminine], strong [table-tags], Kaufmann [nominative, singular], Kaufmänner [definite, nominative, plural], Kaufleute [definite, nominative, plural], Kaufmannes [genitive, singular], Kaufmanns [genitive, singular], Kaufmänner [definite, genitive, plural], Kaufleute [definite, genitive, plural], Kaufmann [dative, singular], Kaufmanne [dative, singular], Kaufmännern [dative, definite, plural], Kaufleuten [dative, definite, plural], Kaufmann [accusative, singular], Kaufmänner [accusative, definite, plural], Kaufleute [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. merchant, businessman, trader (male or of unspecified gender) Tags: masculine, strong Derived forms: Bankkaufmann, Bankkauffrau, kaufmännisch
    Sense id: en-Kaufmann-de-noun-g7vZMfhN Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German symbols Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 37 45 18 Disambiguation of German symbols: 45 15 39

Symbol

IPA: /ˈkaʊ̯fˌman/ Audio: De-Kaufmann.ogg
Etymology: Historically from Middle High German koufman, from Old High German koufman, from Proto-West Germanic *kaupamann, equivalent to kaufen + Mann. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|koufman}} Middle High German koufman, {{inh|de|goh|koufman}} Old High German koufman, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*kaupamann}} Proto-West Germanic *kaupamann, {{af|de|kaufen|Mann}} kaufen + Mann Head templates: {{head|de|symbol}} Kaufmann
  1. (Germany, military) The letter K from the Deutschland Buchstabiertafel, the phonetic alphabet of Germany Tags: Germany Categories (topical): Military Coordinate_terms: Konrad (alt: the letter K from the Österreich Funkalphabet, the spelling alphabet of Austria), Kaiser (english: the letter K from the Schweiz Telefonalphabet, the phonetic spelling alphabet of Switzerland), Kilo (english: the letter K from the NATO Buchstabieralphabet, the radiotelephonic alphabet for NATO), Kilogramme (english: the letter k for the International Fliegeralphabet)
    Sense id: en-Kaufmann-de-symbol-AXZWRFsv Categories (other): German German, German entries with incorrect language header, German symbols Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 37 45 18 Disambiguation of German symbols: 45 15 39 Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "form": "Kaufmanne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kaufmännern",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Kaufleuten",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kaufmann",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Kaufmänner",
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      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    }
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    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈkaʊ̯fˌman/"
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    }
  ],
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}

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      "name": "inh"
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      "name": "inh"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "de",
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    {
      "word": "Altmann"
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    {
      "word": "Bergmann"
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    {
      "word": "Heinemann"
    },
    {
      "word": "Heinzelmann"
    },
    {
      "word": "Heiermann"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hermann"
    },
    {
      "word": "Landmann"
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    {
      "word": "Neumann"
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      "word": "Zimmermann"
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      "ipa": "/ˈkaʊ̯fˌman/"
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    }
  ],
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  ],
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}

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    "German nouns with multiple genders",
    "German proper nouns",
    "German symbols",
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    "German terms derived from Old High German",
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    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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    {
      "alt": "the letter K from the Österreich Funkalphabet, the spelling alphabet of Austria",
      "word": "Konrad"
    },
    {
      "english": "the letter K from the Schweiz Telefonalphabet, the phonetic spelling alphabet of Switzerland",
      "word": "Kaiser"
    },
    {
      "english": "the letter K from the NATO Buchstabieralphabet, the radiotelephonic alphabet for NATO",
      "word": "Kilo"
    },
    {
      "english": "the letter k for the International Fliegeralphabet",
      "word": "Kilogramme"
    }
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "goh",
        "3": "koufman"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "kaufen",
        "3": "Mann"
      },
      "expansion": "kaufen + Mann",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "Kaufmann",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "symbol",
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    {
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        "German German",
        "de:Military"
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        "The letter K from the Deutschland Buchstabiertafel, the phonetic alphabet of Germany"
      ],
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        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈkaʊ̯fˌman/"
    },
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