Hausmann
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German hūsman (“householder, resident, tenant, keeper”), from Old High German hūsman (“villein, domestic servant, resident”), from Proto-West Germanic *hūsamann. Equivalent to Haus + Mann.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Hausmann m (strong, genitive Hausmannes or Hausmanns, plural Hausmänner, feminine Hausfrau)
- (dated) caretaker, janitor
- Synonyms: Hausmeister, Hauswart
- househusband, house husband
Declension
[edit]Declension of Hausmann [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Hausmann | die | Hausmänner |
genitive | eines | des | Hausmannes, Hausmanns | der | Hausmänner |
dative | einem | dem | Hausmann, Hausmanne1 | den | Hausmännern |
accusative | einen | den | Hausmann | die | Hausmänner |
1Now rare, see notes.
Related terms
[edit]- Hausfrau (“housewife”)
Further reading
[edit]- “Hausmann” in Duden online
- “Hausmann” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Hausmann” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Hausmann” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
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- German compound terms
- German 2-syllable words
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