Wassermann
English
Etymology
Proper noun
Wassermann (plural Wassermanns)
Derived terms
German
Etymology
Wasser + Mann. Compare English waterman.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvasɐˌman]
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Noun
Wassermann m (strong, genitive Wassermannes or Wassermanns, plural Wassermänner)
Declension
Declension of Wassermann [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Wassermann | die | Wassermänner |
| genitive | eines | des | Wassermannes, Wassermanns | der | Wassermänner |
| dative | einem | dem | Wassermann, Wassermanne1 | den | Wassermännern |
| accusative | einen | den | Wassermann | die | Wassermänner |
1Now rare, see notes.
Coordinate terms
See also
| Zodiac signs in German (layout · text) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Widder |
Stier |
Zwillinge |
Krebs | ||||||||
Löwe |
Jungfrau |
Waage |
Skorpion | ||||||||
Schütze |
Steinbock |
Wassermann |
Fische | ||||||||
Further reading
- “Wassermann” in Duden online
- “Wassermann” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from German Wassermann.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vaˈsɛr.man/
- Rhymes: -ɛrman
- Syllabification: Wa‧sser‧mann
Proper noun
Wassermann m pers
- a male surname from German
Declension
Declension of Wassermann
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Wassermann | Wassermannowie |
| genitive | Wassermanna | Wassermannów |
| dative | Wassermannowi | Wassermannom |
| accusative | Wassermanna | Wassermannów |
| instrumental | Wassermannem | Wassermannami |
| locative | Wassermannie | Wassermannach |
| vocative | Wassermannie | Wassermannowie |
Proper noun
Wassermann f (indeclinable)
- a female surname from German
Further reading
- Wassermann in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- “Wassermann”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022