Wesselmann
German edit
Etymology edit
The billboard use is from the company Wahlkampfwerbung Wesselmann to which political parties assign poster advertising.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Wesselmann m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Wesselmanns or (with an article) Wesselmann, feminine genitive Wesselmann, plural Wesselmanns)
- a surname
Noun edit
Wesselmann m (strong, genitive Wesselmannes or Wesselmanns, plural Wesselmänner)
- (German politics slang) a political advertisement in the format 356 × 252 cm or similar
Declension edit
Declension of Wesselmann [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Wesselmann | die | Wesselmänner |
| genitive | eines | des | Wesselmannes, Wesselmanns | der | Wesselmänner |
| dative | einem | dem | Wesselmann, Wesselmanne1 | den | Wesselmännern |
| accusative | einen | den | Wesselmann | die | Wesselmänner |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading edit
- “Wesselmann” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Wesselmann” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon