Weidmann

German

Etymology

From Weide (“pasture, hunting”) +‎ Mann (“man”). Cognate to Dutch weidman (“hunter”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvaɪ̯tˌman/
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Noun

Weidmann m (strong, genitive Weidmannes or Weidmanns, plural Weidmänner)

hunter

Declension

Declension of Weidmann [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Weidmann	die	Weidmänner
genitive	eines	des	Weidmannes, Weidmanns	der	Weidmänner
dative	einem	dem	Weidmann, Weidmanne¹	den	Weidmännern
accusative	einen	den	Weidmann	die	Weidmänner

¹Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

Jäger (more common)
Waidmann (south German spelling variant)

Further reading

“Weidmann” in Duden online
“Weidmann” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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