Masculine
Meaning
captain (male [also female] or of unspecified sex; cf. Herr / Frau Hauptmann)
Concepts
Synonyms
Translations
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
alt
Basel-Landschaft
haiptlig
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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