Obmann

German

Etymology

From Middle High German obeman, equivalent to ob- (“over-”) +‎ Mann (“man”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔpˌman]
• Hyphenation: Ob‧mann

• Audio

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Noun

Obmann m (genitive Obmanns or Obmannes, plural Obmänner or Obleute, female Obfrau or Obmännin)

1. chairman
2. representative
3. (sports) head referee, official, judge

Declension

Declension of Obmann

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Obmann	die	Obmänner
genitive	eines	des	Obmannes, Obmanns	der	Obmänner
dative	einem	dem	Obmann, Obmanne1	den	Obmännern
accusative	einen	den	Obmann	die	Obmänner

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Further reading

• “Obmann” in Duden online