Fuhrmann

German

Etymology

From Fuhre (“cargo, wagonload”) + Mann (“man”). Compare Vormann, Dutch voorman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfuːʁˌman/, [ˈfuːɐ̯ˌman]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Fuhrmann m (strong, genitive Fuhrmannes or Fuhrmanns, plural Fuhrmänner or Fuhrleute, feminine Fuhrfrau)

1. carter, carman, teamster (driver of a team of draught animals), drayman, wagoner (male or of unspecified gender)
2. (astronomy) Auriga

Declension

Declension of Fuhrmann [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Fuhrmann	die	Fuhrmänner, Fuhrleute
genitive	eines	des	Fuhrmannes, Fuhrmanns	der	Fuhrmänner, Fuhrleute
dative	einem	dem	Fuhrmann, Fuhrmanne1	den	Fuhrmännern, Fuhrleuten
accusative	einen	den	Fuhrmann	die	Fuhrmänner, Fuhrleute

¹Now rare, see notes.

Descendants

• Belarusian: фурман (furman)
• Polish: furman

Further reading

• “Fuhrmann” in Duden online