Henkelmann

German

Etymology

By surface analysis, Henkel +‎ Mann.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhɛŋkl̩ˌman]
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  • Hyphenation: Hen‧kel‧mann

Noun

Henkelmann m (strong, genitive Henkelmannes or Henkelmanns, plural Henkelmänner)

  1. (colloquial, dated) A tiffin carrier.

Declension

Declension of Henkelmann [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Henkelmann die Henkelmänner
genitive eines des Henkelmannes, Henkelmanns der Henkelmänner
dative einem dem Henkelmann, Henkelmanne1 den Henkelmännern
accusative einen den Henkelmann die Henkelmänner

1Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms

  • Kochgeschirr

Proper noun

Henkelmann m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Henkelmanns or (with an article) Henkelmann, feminine genitive Henkelmann, plural Henkelmanns)

  1. a surname

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