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Etymology edit

From neben +‎ Mann.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈneːbənˌman/
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Noun edit

Nebenmann m (strong, genitive Nebenmannes or Nebenmanns, plural Nebenmänner or Nebenleute, feminine Nebenfrau)

  1. one who is standing or sitting next to one (male or unspecified sex)
    Coordinate terms: Hintermann, Vordermann
  2. secondary husband; a man in a polyandric system who is inferior to a principal husband (due to ethnological reality, this sense is more common for the feminine Nebenfrau)

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