Bergmann
See also: bergmann
English
Etymology
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English Bergmann
Borrowed from German Bergmann.
Proper noun
Bergmann
- A surname from German.
- 2017 May, Loren Balhorn, “The Lost History of Antifa”, in Jacobin Magazine[1]:
- In an interview with Jacobin to be published later this year, veteran KPO activist Theodor Bergmann tells of Heinrich Adam, prewar KPO member and mechanic at the Zeiss optics factory in Jena who joined the SED in hopes of realizing socialist unity.
German
Etymology
From Middle High German bercman, equivalent to Berg (“mountain”) + Mann (“man”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛrkˌman/, [ˈbɛʁk-], [ˈbɛɐ̯k-] (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛrçˌman/ (northern and central Germany; now chiefly colloquial)
Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file)
Noun
Bergmann m (strong, genitive Bergmannes or Bergmanns, plural Bergmänner)
- miner (male or of unspecified sex)
- Synonyms: Bergarbeiter; Knappe, Bergknappe; Kumpel
Declension
Declension of Bergmann [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Bergmann | die | Bergmänner |
| genitive | eines | des | Bergmannes, Bergmanns | der | Bergmänner |
| dative | einem | dem | Bergmann, Bergmanne1 | den | Bergmännern |
| accusative | einen | den | Bergmann | die | Bergmänner |
1Now rare, see notes.
Derived terms
See also
Proper noun
Bergmann m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bergmanns or (with an article) Bergmann, feminine genitive Bergmann, plural Bergmanns)
- a surname originating as an occupation
Declension
Declension of Bergmann [masculine // feminine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein, eine | der, die | Bergmann | die | Bergmanns, Bergmann, Bergmänner2 |
| genitive | eines, einer | des, der | Bergmanns, Bergmann1 | der | Bergmanns, Bergmann, Bergmänner2 |
| dative | einem, einer | dem, der | Bergmann | den | Bergmanns, Bergmann, Bergmännern2 |
| accusative | einen, eine | den, die | Bergmann | die | Bergmanns, Bergmann, Bergmänner2 |
1With an article.
2Informal.
Related terms
- Berghuber, Bergmeier, Berggold, Bergsträßer, Berger
- Bachmann, Burgmann, Heinemann, Hoffmann, Zimmermann
Further reading
- “Bergmann” in Duden online
- “Bergmann”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[2] (in German)
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛrk.manː/
Proper noun
Bergmann m (proper noun, genitive singular Bergmanns)
- a male given name
- a surname
Declension
| indefinite singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Bergmann |
| accusative | Bergmann |
| dative | Bergmanni |
| genitive | Bergmanns |