Landeshauptmann
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From German Landeshauptmann, literally "state captain".
Noun
[edit]Landeshauptmann
- The gubernatorial title of the head of government of an Austrian state and the Italian autonomous provinces of South Tyrol and Trentino, corresponding to the title of minister-president or premier.
Translations
[edit]title of the head of government of an Austrian state or of specific Italian provinces
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See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Landeshauptmann” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Land (“state; country”) + -es- + Hauptmann (“captain”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Landeshauptmann m (strong, genitive Landeshauptmannes or Landeshauptmanns, plural Landeshauptleute or Landeshauptmänner, feminine Landeshauptfrau or Landeshauptmännin)
- (politics, Austria, South Tyrol) Landeshauptmann (male [also female] or of unspecified sex; cf. Herr / Frau Landeshauptmann)
- Synonym: (descriptive) Vorsitzender der Landesregierung
Usage notes
[edit]The normal plural is Landeshauptleute, while the plural Landeshauptmänner is rarely used, at least in contemporary military terminology.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Landeshauptmann [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Landeshauptmann | die | Landeshauptleute, Landeshauptmänner |
genitive | eines | des | Landeshauptmannes, Landeshauptmanns | der | Landeshauptleute, Landeshauptmänner |
dative | einem | dem | Landeshauptmann, Landeshauptmanne1 | den | Landeshauptleuten, Landeshauptmännern |
accusative | einen | den | Landeshauptmann | die | Landeshauptleute, Landeshauptmänner |
1Now rare, see notes.
Hypernyms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Landeshauptmann” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Landeshauptmann” in Duden online
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