Masculine

Hauptmann

Meaning

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

Frequency

B2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

alt

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

haiptlig

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

kaadi

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhaʊp(t)ˌman/
Etymology

In summary

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 (via Polish hetman).

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