Band
English
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -ænd
Proper noun
editBand (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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 93.
Anagrams
editGerman
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle High German bant.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editBand 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
editDeclension of Band [neuter, strong]
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom Middle High German bant.
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editNoun
editBand m (strong, genitive Bandes or Bands, plural Bände, diminutive Bändchen n)
Declension
editDeclension of Band [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
editEtymology 3
editPronunciation
editNoun
editBand f (genitive Band, plural Bands)
- modern music band
- Synonyms: Musikgruppe, (archaic) Musikbande
Declension
editDeclension of Band [feminine]
Etymology 4
editProper noun
editBand m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bands or (with an article) Band, feminine genitive Band, plural Bands)
- a surname
Declension
editDeclension 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
editEtymology 1
editProbably either borrowed from German Band, or inherited from Old High German bant.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editBand n (plural Bänner)
Etymology 2
editPronunciation
editNoun
editBand f (plural Banten)
Etymology 3
editPronunciation
editNoun
editBand m (plural Bänn)
- volume (one of a set of books)
Derived terms
editPennsylvania German
editEtymology 1
editCompare German band, Dutch band, English band.
Noun
editBand n (plural Benner)
Etymology 2
editNoun
editBand n (plural Benner)
- bond
- certificate of indebtedness
Romanian
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editBand m
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