Ostermann

German

Distribution of Ostermanns in Germany (2005)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈoːstɐˌman]
• Hyphenation: Os‧ter‧mann

Proper noun

Ostermann m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Ostermanns or (with an article) Ostermann, feminine genitive Ostermann, plural Ostermanns)

1. a surname

Declension

Declension of Ostermann [masculine // feminine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein, eine	der, die	Ostermann	die	Ostermanns, Ostermann, Ostermänner2
genitive	eines, einer	des, der	Ostermanns, Ostermann1	der	Ostermanns, Ostermann, Ostermänner2
dative	einem, einer	dem, der	Ostermann	den	Ostermanns, Ostermann, Ostermännern2
accusative	einen, eine	den, die	Ostermann	die	Ostermanns, Ostermann, Ostermänner2

¹With an article.
²Informal.

Related terms

• Oster, Osterberg, Osterhoff, Osterheider, Ostendorf, Ostenfeld
• Westermann, Obermann, Opfermann, Oppermann, Offermann, Ortmann