Ehrenmann

German

Etymology

From Ehre (“honour”) +‎ -n- +‎ Mann (“man”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈeːʁənˌman]
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Hyphenation: Eh‧ren‧mann

Noun

Ehrenmann m (strong, genitive Ehrenmanns, plural Ehrenmänner)

(slang) A person (generally a man) who is characterised by an honourable attitude and conduct and whose word can be relied on

Declension

Declension of Ehrenmann [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Ehrenmann	die	Ehrenmänner
genitive	eines	des	Ehrenmanns	der	Ehrenmänner
dative	einem	dem	Ehrenmann	den	Ehrenmännern
accusative	einen	den	Ehrenmann	die	Ehrenmänner

See also

Ehrenfrau

Further reading

“Ehrenmann”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
“Ehrenmann” in Duden online
“Ehrenmann” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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