Band
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ænd
Proper noun edit
Band (plural Bands)
- A surname from German.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Band is the 33894th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 671 individuals. Band is most common among White (86.14%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Band”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 93.
Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German bant.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Band n (strong, genitive Bandes or Bands, plural Bänder or (figurative or poetic) Bande, diminutive Bändchen n or Bändlein n)
- tape, ribbon
- (anatomy) A ligament
- band or tie holding items together
- belt (conveyor belt, fan belt, etc.)
- band of the spectrum
- (figurative) intimate bond to a person [plural: Bande]
- (figurative) dependence, social bond [plural: Bande]
- (poetic) shackle [plural: Bande]
Usage notes edit
- The normal plural is Bänder.
- The plural Bande is used in the figurative sense of “bond” and in the poetic meaning “shackles” (for which usually Fessel is used). In early modern German, the two plurals were widely interchangeable.
Declension edit
Declension of Band [neuter, strong]
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle High German bant.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Band m (strong, genitive Bandes or Bands, plural Bände, diminutive Bändchen n)
Declension edit
Declension of Band [masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
Etymology 3 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Band f (genitive Band, plural Bands)
- modern music band
- Synonyms: Musikgruppe, (archaic) Musikbande
Declension edit
Declension of Band [feminine]
Etymology 4 edit
Proper noun edit
Band m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bands or (with an article) Band, feminine genitive Band, plural Bands)
- a surname
Declension edit
Declension of Band [masculine // feminine, surname]
singular | plural | |||||||
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masculine | feminine | |||||||
indef. | def. | noun | indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | (ein) | (der) | Band | (eine) | (die) | Band | (die) | Bands |
genitive | (eines) | (des) | Bands, Band1 | (einer) | (der) | Band | (der) | Bands |
dative | (einem) | (dem) | Band | (einer) | (der) | Band | (den) | Bands |
accusative | (einen) | (den) | Band | (eine) | (die) | Band | (die) | Bands |
1With an article.
Further reading edit
- “Band” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Band (Buch)” in Duden online
- “Band (Gewebestreifen, Fessel)” in Duden online
- “Band (Musikgruppe)” in Duden online
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology 1 edit
Probably either borrowed from German Band, or inherited from Old High German bant.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Band n (plural Bänner)
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Band f (plural Banten)
Etymology 3 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Band m (plural Bänn)
- volume (one of a set of books)
Derived terms edit
Pennsylvania German edit
Etymology 1 edit
Compare German band, Dutch band, English band.
Noun edit
Band n (plural Benner)
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
Band n (plural Benner)
- bond
- certificate of indebtedness
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Proper noun edit
Band m