Nordmann

German

Etymology

From Middle High German nortman, from Old High German nordman. Equivalent to Nord +‎ Mann. Cognate with Old English Norþmann, Old Norse norðmaðr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔʁtˌman/
• Hyphenation: Nord‧mann

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Noun

Nordmann m (strong, genitive Nordmanns or Nordmannes, plural Nordmänner or Nordleute)

1. Norseman, Viking, Scandinavian
2. (obsolete) someone from the north (of any given reference point)

Declension

Declension of Nordmann [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Nordmann	die	Nordmänner, Nordleute
genitive	eines	des	Nordmanns, Nordmannes	der	Nordmänner, Nordleute
dative	einem	dem	Nordmann, Nordmanne1	den	Nordmännern, Nordleuten
accusative	einen	den	Nordmann	die	Nordmänner, Nordleute

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Normanne

Proper noun

Nordmann m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Nordmanns or (with an article) Nordmann, plural Nordmanns or Nordmann or (informal) Nordmänner)

1. a surname

Derived terms

• Nordmanntanne