"Schnapphahn" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʃnapˌhaːn/ Audio: De-Schnapphahn.ogg
Etymology: From Late Middle High German snaphan (15th c., “a mounted highwayman, especially an impoverished knight”). By surface analysis, schnappen (“to snap, snatch”) + Hahn (“cock, rooster”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|snaphan}} Middle High German snaphan, {{surface analysis|de|schnappen|Hahn|t1=to snap, snatch|t2=cock, rooster}} By surface analysis, schnappen (“to snap, snatch”) + Hahn (“cock, rooster”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,s:es,^e}} Schnapphahn m (strong, genitive Schnapphahns or Schnapphahnes, plural Schnapphähne) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,s:es,^e}} Forms: Schnapphahns [genitive], Schnapphahnes [genitive], Schnapphähne [plural], strong [table-tags], Schnapphahn [nominative, singular], Schnapphähne [definite, nominative, plural], Schnapphahns [genitive, singular], Schnapphahnes [genitive, singular], Schnapphähne [definite, genitive, plural], Schnapphahn [dative, singular], Schnapphahne [dative, singular], Schnapphähnen [dative, definite, plural], Schnapphahn [accusative, singular], Schnapphähne [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (historical, otherwise archaic) highwayman, waylayer, mugger, footpad Tags: historical, masculine, strong Synonyms: Straßenräuber, Strauchdieb, Wegelagerer
    Sense id: en-Schnapphahn-de-noun-Blf28pQx Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "snaphaan",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: snaphaan",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: snaphaan (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "chenapan",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: chenapan",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: chenapan (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "snapphane",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swedish: snapphane",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: snapphane"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "snaphan"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German snaphan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "schnappen",
        "3": "Hahn",
        "t1": "to snap, snatch",
        "t2": "cock, rooster"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, schnappen (“to snap, snatch”) + Hahn (“cock, rooster”)",
      "name": "surface analysis"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Late Middle High German snaphan (15th c., “a mounted highwayman, especially an impoverished knight”). By surface analysis, schnappen (“to snap, snatch”) + Hahn (“cock, rooster”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Schnapphahns",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schnapphahnes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schnapphähne",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schnapphahn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schnapphähne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schnapphahns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schnapphahnes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schnapphähne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schnapphahn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schnapphahne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schnapphähnen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schnapphahn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schnapphähne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,s:es,^e"
      },
      "expansion": "Schnapphahn m (strong, genitive Schnapphahns or Schnapphahnes, plural Schnapphähne)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,s:es,^e"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "highwayman, waylayer, mugger, footpad"
      ],
      "id": "en-Schnapphahn-de-noun-Blf28pQx",
      "links": [
        [
          "highwayman",
          "highwayman"
        ],
        [
          "waylayer",
          "waylayer"
        ],
        [
          "mugger",
          "mugger"
        ],
        [
          "footpad",
          "footpad"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "otherwise archaic",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical, otherwise archaic) highwayman, waylayer, mugger, footpad"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Straßenräuber"
        },
        {
          "word": "Strauchdieb"
        },
        {
          "word": "Wegelagerer"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃnapˌhaːn/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Schnapphahn.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0b/De-Schnapphahn.ogg/De-Schnapphahn.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/De-Schnapphahn.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Schnapphahn"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "snaphaan",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: snaphaan",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: snaphaan (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "chenapan",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: chenapan",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: chenapan (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "snapphane",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swedish: snapphane",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: snapphane"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "snaphan"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German snaphan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "schnappen",
        "3": "Hahn",
        "t1": "to snap, snatch",
        "t2": "cock, rooster"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, schnappen (“to snap, snatch”) + Hahn (“cock, rooster”)",
      "name": "surface analysis"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Late Middle High German snaphan (15th c., “a mounted highwayman, especially an impoverished knight”). By surface analysis, schnappen (“to snap, snatch”) + Hahn (“cock, rooster”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Schnapphahns",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schnapphahnes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schnapphähne",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schnapphahn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schnapphähne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schnapphahns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schnapphahnes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schnapphähne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schnapphahn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schnapphahne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schnapphähnen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schnapphahn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schnapphähne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,s:es,^e"
      },
      "expansion": "Schnapphahn m (strong, genitive Schnapphahns or Schnapphahnes, plural Schnapphähne)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,s:es,^e"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German compound terms",
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German masculine nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms derived from Middle High German",
        "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
        "German terms with archaic senses",
        "German terms with historical senses",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "highwayman, waylayer, mugger, footpad"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "highwayman",
          "highwayman"
        ],
        [
          "waylayer",
          "waylayer"
        ],
        [
          "mugger",
          "mugger"
        ],
        [
          "footpad",
          "footpad"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "otherwise archaic",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical, otherwise archaic) highwayman, waylayer, mugger, footpad"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Straßenräuber"
        },
        {
          "word": "Strauchdieb"
        },
        {
          "word": "Wegelagerer"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃnapˌhaːn/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Schnapphahn.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0b/De-Schnapphahn.ogg/De-Schnapphahn.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/De-Schnapphahn.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Schnapphahn"
}

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