Nordmann
German
Etymology
From Middle High German nortman, from Old High German nordman. Equivalent to Nord + Mann. Cognate with Old English Norþmann, Old Norse norðmaðr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɔʁtˌman/
- Hyphenation: Nord‧mann
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Noun
Nordmann m (strong, genitive Nordmanns or Nordmannes, plural Nordmänner or Nordleute)
- Norseman, Viking, Scandinavian
- (obsolete) someone from the north (of any given reference point)
Declension
Declension of Nordmann [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Nordmann | die | Nordmänner, Nordleute |
| genitive | eines | des | Nordmanns, Nordmannes | der | Nordmänner, Nordleute |
| dative | einem | dem | Nordmann, Nordmanne1 | den | Nordmännern, Nordleuten |
| accusative | einen | den | Nordmann | die | Nordmänner, Nordleute |
1Now rare, see notes.
Related terms
Proper noun
Nordmann m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Nordmanns or (with an article) Nordmann, plural Nordmanns or Nordmann or (informal) Nordmänner)
- a surname
Derived terms
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