Bergmann

See also: bergmann

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Bergmann.

Proper noun

Bergmann

  1. 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)

  1. miner (male or of unspecified sex)
    Synonyms: Bergarbeiter; Knappe, Bergknappe; Kumpel

Declension

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)

  1. a surname originating as an occupation

Declension

Further reading

  • Bergmann” in Duden online
  • Bergmann” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛrk.manː/

Proper noun

Bergmann m (proper noun, genitive singular Bergmanns)

  1. a male given name
  2. a surname

Declension

Declension of Bergmann (sg-only masculine)
indefinite singular
nominative Bergmann
accusative Bergmann
dative Bergmanni
genitive Bergmanns