Häuptling

German

Etymology

From Old Frisian hāvdling (“high member of the nobility”), probably via Middle Low German [Term?]. By surface analysis, Haupt +‎ -ling. The umlaut is probably due to the northern origin of the word and derives from the earlier Central German variant Häupt, though it might also be due to analogy with other words in -ling. The word was first adopted in the sense of "patriarch, family leader", but was transferred and soon restricted to the ethnological sense of "chief" in the 19th century (as a loose equivalent of the English word).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɔʏ̯p(t).lɪŋ/
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Noun

Häuptling m (strong, genitive Häuptlings or Häuptlinges, plural Häuptlinge)

  1. chief (leader or co-leader of a tribe)
  2. (historical) high member of the Frisian nobility
  3. (humorous) leader of some other kind
  4. (obsolete) patriarch (leader of a family)

Declension

Declension of Häuptling [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Häuptling die Häuptlinge
genitive eines des Häuptlings, Häuptlinges der Häuptlinge
dative einem dem Häuptling, Häuptlinge1 den Häuptlingen
accusative einen den Häuptling die Häuptlinge

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

  • Dorfhäuptling
  • Friedenshäuptling
  • Friesenhäuptling
  • Häuptlingsamt
  • Häuptlingschaft
  • Häuptlingsname
  • Häuptlingstreffen
  • Häuptlingstum
  • Häuptlingsversammlung
  • Häuptlingszelt
  • Indianerhäuptling
  • Kreishäuptling
  • Kriegshäuptling
  • Maorihäuptling
  • Oberhäuptling
  • Provinzhäuptling
  • Stammeshäuptling
  • Suluhäuptling
  • Zuluhäuptling

Further reading

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