Zimmermann
Appearance
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From German Zimmermann, an occupational surname for a carpenter, from the Middle High German zimbermann.
Proper noun
[edit]Zimmermann
- A surname from German.
Derived terms
[edit]German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Zimmermann m (strong, genitive Zimmermanns or Zimmermannes, plural Zimmermänner or Zimmerleute, feminine Zimmerfrau)
- carpenter (worker skilled at handling timber for the construction of houses)
- Synonyms: Bauschreiner, Bautischler, Zimmerer
- (Switzerland) harvestman (order Opiliones)
- Synonym: Weberknecht
Declension
[edit]Declension of Zimmermann [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Zimmermann | die | Zimmermänner, Zimmerleute |
genitive | eines | des | Zimmermanns, Zimmermannes | der | Zimmermänner, Zimmerleute |
dative | einem | dem | Zimmermann, Zimmermanne1 | den | Zimmermännern, Zimmerleuten |
accusative | einen | den | Zimmermann | die | Zimmermänner, Zimmerleute |
1Now rare, see notes.
Derived terms
[edit]- da hat der Zimmermann das Loch gelassen
- die Axt im Haus ersetzt den Zimmermann
- einen Zimmermann erkennt man an den Spänen
- Freizeitzimmermann
- Schiffszimmermann
- Zar und Zimmermann
- Zimmermannsaxt
- Zimmermannsbeil
- Zimmermannsbock
- Zimmermannsgehilfe
- Zimmermannsgehilfin
- Zimmermannshammer
- Zimmermannshandwerk
- Zimmermannshose
- Zimmermannsklüpfel
- Zimmermannsknoten
- Zimmermannslehrling
- Zimmermannsnagel
- Zimmermannssäge
- Zimmermannsspruch
- Zimmermannsstift
- Zimmermannstracht
- Zimmermannswerkbank
- Zimmermannswerkstatt
- Zimmermannswinkel
- Zimmermannszeichen
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Zimmermann m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Zimmermanns or (with an article) Zimmermann, feminine genitive Zimmermann, plural Zimmermanns)
- a common surname originating as an occupation
Declension
[edit]Declension of Zimmermann [masculine // feminine, surname]
singular | plural | |||||||
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masculine | feminine | |||||||
indef. | def. | noun | indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | (ein) | (der) | Zimmermann | (eine) | (die) | Zimmermann | (die) | Zimmermanns |
genitive | (eines) | (des) | Zimmermanns, Zimmermann1 | (einer) | (der) | Zimmermann | (der) | Zimmermanns |
dative | (einem) | (dem) | Zimmermann | (einer) | (der) | Zimmermann | (den) | Zimmermanns |
accusative | (einen) | (den) | Zimmermann | (eine) | (die) | Zimmermann | (die) | Zimmermanns |
1With an article.
Related terms
[edit]- Zimmer, Zimmerling, Zimmerer, Zimmern, Zimmerhofer
- Bachmann, Brinkmann, Bergmann, Feldmann, Kappelmann
- Hoffmann, Stratmann, Veltmann, Waldmann
Further reading
[edit]- “Zimmermann” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Zimmermann” in Duden online
- “Zimmermann” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- Zimmermann on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Hunsrik
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Zimmermann m (plural Zimmermenner, feminine Zimmerfraa)
Further reading
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