Hauptmann

Signification

captain (male [also female] or of unspecified sex; cf. Herr / Frau Hauptmann)

Fréquence

Coupé comme

Haupt‧mann

Genre

♂️ Masculin

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈhaʊp(t)ˌman/

Étymologie

From Middle High German houbetman (“leader; captain, head of a group”), from Old High German houbitman, from Proto-West Germanic *haubidamann. Cognate with Low German Hööftmann, Dutch hoofdman, and Old English hēafodmann. Equivalent to haupt- (“chief, head”) + Mann (“man”). Doublet of Hetman.