Landeshauptmann

English

Etymology

From German Landeshauptmann, literally "state captain".

Noun

Landeshauptmann

  1. The gubernatorial title of the head of government of an Austrian state and the Italian autonomous provinces of South Tyrol and Trentino, corresponding to the title of minister-president or premier.

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German

Etymology

From Land (“state; country”) +‎ -es- +‎ Hauptmann (“captain”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlandəsˌhaʊ̯ptman]
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  • Hyphenation: Lan‧des‧haupt‧mann

Noun

Landeshauptmann m (strong, genitive Landeshauptmannes or Landeshauptmanns, plural Landeshauptleute or Landeshauptmänner, feminine Landeshauptfrau or Landeshauptmännin)

  1. (politics, Austria, South Tyrol) Landeshauptmann (male [also female] or of unspecified sex; cf. Herr / Frau Landeshauptmann)
    Synonym: (descriptive) Vorsitzender der Landesregierung

Usage notes

The normal plural is Landeshauptleute, while the plural Landeshauptmänner is rarely used, at least in contemporary military terminology.

Declension

Declension of Landeshauptmann [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Landeshauptmann die Landeshauptleute, Landeshauptmänner
genitive eines des Landeshauptmannes, Landeshauptmanns der Landeshauptleute, Landeshauptmänner
dative einem dem Landeshauptmann, Landeshauptmanne1 den Landeshauptleuten, Landeshauptmännern
accusative einen den Landeshauptmann die Landeshauptleute, Landeshauptmänner

1Now rare, see notes.

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