købmand
Danish
Etymology
Equivalent to købe (“buy”) + mand (“man”). From Old Norse kaupmaðr or Middle Low German kōpman, from Proto-West Germanic *kaupamann, cognate with English chapman and German Kaufmann.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkʰøˌmanˀ]
Declension
Declension of købmand
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | købmand | købmanden | købmænd | købmændene |
genitive | købmands | købmandens | købmænds | købmændenes |
Further reading
- “købmand” in Den Danske Ordbog
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