Wehrmann

German

Etymology

Wehr +‎ Mann

Pronunciation

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Noun

Wehrmann m (strong, genitive Wehrmannes or Wehrmanns, plural Wehrmänner or Wehrleute, feminine Wehrfrau)

  1. (plural "Wehrmänner" or "Wehrleute") firefighter
  2. (plural "Wehrmänner", Austria, Switzerland) soldier

Declension

Declension of Wehrmann [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Wehrmann die Wehrmänner, Wehrleute
genitive eines des Wehrmannes, Wehrmanns der Wehrmänner, Wehrleute
dative einem dem Wehrmann, Wehrmanne1 den Wehrmännern, Wehrleuten
accusative einen den Wehrmann die Wehrmänner, Wehrleute

1Now rare, see notes.

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