hoofdman

Senso (Inglese)

chief, leader, ringleader

Concetti

capo

sinonimi

aanvoerder

chef

bendeleider

raddraaier

stamhoofd

Traduzioni

chief

leader

chef

cacique

jefe

Chef

Führer

Häuptling

arxi’ɣos

boss

رَئِيس

head

prīnceps

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈɦoːft.mɑn/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da olandese medio: hôvetman

Ereditato da Old Dutch: hōvitman

Affine tedesco: Hauptmann

Affine basso tedesco: Hööftmann

Affine inglese antico: hēafodmann

In summary

From Middle Dutch hôvetman, from Old Dutch hōvitman, from Proto-West Germanic *haubidamann (“leader; captain, head of a group,” literally “head or main person”). Cognate with German Hauptmann, Low German Hööftmann, and Old English hēafodmann. Equivalent to hoofd- + man.