Band
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ænd
Proper noun
Band (plural Bands)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Band is the 33894th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 671 individuals. Band is most common among White (86.14%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Band”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 93.
Anagrams
German
Etymology 1
From Middle High German bant, from Old High German bant, from Proto-Germanic *bandiz (“band”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bant/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ant
Noun
Band n (strong, genitive Bandes or Bands, plural Bänder or (figurative or poetic) Bande, diminutive Bändchen n or Bändlein n)
- tape, ribbon
- (anatomy) A ligament
- band or tie holding items together
- belt (conveyor belt, fan belt, etc.)
- band of the spectrum
- (figurative) intimate bond to a person [plural: Bande]
- (figurative) dependence, social bond [plural: Bande]
- (poetic) shackle [plural: Bande]
Usage notes
- The normal plural is Bänder.
- The plural Bande is used in the figurative sense of “bond” and in the poetic meaning “shackles” (for which usually Fessel is used). In early modern German, the two plurals were widely interchangeable.
Declension
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- bandartig
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Middle High German bant, from the same origin as the "band" sense of Etymology 1.
Alternative forms
- Bd. (abbreviation)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bant/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ant
Noun
Band m (strong, genitive Bandes or Bands, plural Bände, diminutive Bändchen n)
Declension
Derived terms
- Bände sprechen
- Bildband
- Gedichtband
- Sammelband
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛnt/, /bɛːnt/
Audio: (file)
Noun
Band f (genitive Band, plural Bands)
- modern music band
- Synonyms: Musikgruppe, (archaic) Musikbande
Declension
Etymology 4
Proper noun
Band m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bands or (with an article) Band, feminine genitive Band, plural Bands)
- a surname
Declension
singular | plural | |||||||
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masculine | feminine | |||||||
indef. | def. | noun | indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | (ein) | (der) | Band | (eine) | (die) | Band | (die) | Bands |
genitive | (eines) | (des) | Bands, Band1 | (einer) | (der) | Band | (der) | Bands |
dative | (einem) | (dem) | Band | (einer) | (der) | Band | (den) | Bands |
accusative | (einen) | (den) | Band | (eine) | (die) | Band | (die) | Bands |
1With an article.
Further reading
- “Band” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Band (Buch)” in Duden online
- “Band (Gewebestreifen, Fessel)” in Duden online
- “Band (Musikgruppe)” in Duden online
Luxembourgish
Etymology 1
Probably either borrowed from German Band, or inherited from Old High German bant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bant/, [bɑnt]
- Rhymes: -ɑnt
Noun
Band n (plural Bänner)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bænt/
- Rhymes: -ænt
Noun
Band f (plural Banten)
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bant/, [bɑnt]
- Rhymes: -ɑnt
Noun
Band m (plural Bänn)
- volume (one of a set of books)
Derived terms
- Gedichtband
Pennsylvania German
Etymology 1
Compare German band, Dutch band, English band.
Noun
Band n (plural Benner)
Etymology 2
Noun
Band n (plural Benner)
- bond
- certificate of indebtedness
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Hungarian Bánd.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Band m