Kaufmann
German edit
Etymology edit
Historically from Middle High German koufman, from Old High German koufman, from Proto-West Germanic *kaupamann, equivalent to kaufen + Mann.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Kaufmann m (strong, genitive Kaufmannes or Kaufmanns, plural Kaufmänner or Kaufleute, feminine Kauffrau)
- merchant, businessman, trader (male or of unspecified gender)
Declension edit
Declension of Kaufmann [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Kaufmann | die | Kaufmänner, Kaufleute |
| genitive | eines | des | Kaufmannes, Kaufmanns | der | Kaufmänner, Kaufleute |
| dative | einem | dem | Kaufmann, Kaufmanne1 | den | Kaufmännern, Kaufleuten |
| accusative | einen | den | Kaufmann | die | Kaufmänner, Kaufleute |
1Now rare, see notes.
Derived terms edit
Proper noun edit
Kaufmann m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kaufmanns or (with an article) Kaufmann, feminine genitive Kaufmann, plural Kaufmanns)
- a surname originating as an occupation
Related terms edit
- Kaufhold, Kaufland
- Altmann, Bergmann, Heinemann, Heinzelmann
- Heiermann, Hermann, Landmann, Neumann, Zimmermann
Symbol edit
Kaufmann
- (Germany, military) The letter K from the Deutschland Buchstabiertafel, the phonetic alphabet of Germany
Coordinate terms edit
- Konrad (the letter K from the Österreich Funkalphabet, the spelling alphabet of Austria)
- Kaiser (the letter K from the Schweiz Telefonalphabet, the phonetic spelling alphabet of Switzerland)
- Kilo (the letter K from the NATO Buchstabieralphabet, the radiotelephonic alphabet for NATO)
- Kilogramme (the letter k for the International Fliegeralphabet)
See also edit
Buchstabiertafel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
