Ampelmann

German

Etymology

Ampel (“traffic lights”) +‎ Mann (“man”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈampl̩ˌman/
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Noun

Ampelmann m (strong, genitive Ampelmannes or Ampelmanns, plural Ampelmänner, diminutive Ampelmännchen n, feminine Ampelfrau)

Synonym of Ampelmännchen

Declension

Declension of Ampelmann [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Ampelmann	die	Ampelmänner
genitive	eines	des	Ampelmannes, Ampelmanns	der	Ampelmänner
dative	einem	dem	Ampelmann, Ampelmanne¹	den	Ampelmännern
accusative	einen	den	Ampelmann	die	Ampelmänner

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

“Ampelmann” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Ampelmännchen on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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