Nebenmann
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Nebenmann m (strong, genitive Nebenmannes or Nebenmanns, plural Nebenmänner or Nebenleute, feminine Nebenfrau)
- one who is standing or sitting next to one (male or unspecified sex)
- Coordinate terms: Hintermann, Vordermann
- secondary husband; a man in a polyandric system who is inferior to a principal husband (due to ethnological reality, this sense is more common for the feminine Nebenfrau)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Nebenmann [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Nebenmann | die | Nebenmänner, Nebenleute |
genitive | eines | des | Nebenmannes, Nebenmanns | der | Nebenmänner, Nebenleute |
dative | einem | dem | Nebenmann, Nebenmanne1 | den | Nebenmännern, Nebenleuten |
accusative | einen | den | Nebenmann | die | Nebenmänner, Nebenleute |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
[edit]- “Nebenmann” in Duden online