Mendelssohn

English

Proper noun

Mendelssohn (plural Mendelssohns)

  1. Alternative spelling of Mendelson.

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Yiddish מענדעלסאָן (mendelson, literally “son of Mendl”), a patronymic surname from מענדל (mendl, literally “little man”), a diminutive from מאַן (man, “man”) +‎ ⸚דל (⸚dl, suffix forming diminutive nouns), used hypocoristically and suppletively for Hebrew מְנַחֵם (Mənaḥēm, “Menahem, Menachem”, literally “he comforts, consoles”). By surface analysis, Mendel +‎ -s- +‎ Sohn. Compare English Menachem Mendel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛndəlszoːn/, [ˈmɛndl̩szoːn]

Proper noun

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

  1. an originally Jewish surname from Yiddish, equivalent to English Mendelson
    1. Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847), noted early Romantic composer

Declension

Declension of Mendelssohn [masculine // feminine, surname]
singular plural
masculine feminine
indef. def. noun indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative (ein) (der) Mendelssohn (eine) (die) Mendelssohn (die) Mendelssohns
genitive (eines) (des) Mendelssohns, Mendelssohn1 (einer) (der) Mendelssohn (der) Mendelssohns
dative (einem) (dem) Mendelssohn (einer) (der) Mendelssohn (den) Mendelssohns
accusative (einen) (den) Mendelssohn (eine) (die) Mendelssohn (die) Mendelssohns

1With an article.

Descendants

  • English: → Mendelson, ⇒ Mendelssohnian, ⇒ Mendelssohnic
  • ⇒ French: mendelssohnien

Further reading

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