SS-Mann

German

Etymology

  • From SS +‎ Mann, with SS being the initialism of Schutzstaffel.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɛs.ˈʔɛs.ˌman/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: SS-‧Mann

    Noun

    SS-Mann m (strong, genitive SS-Mannes or SS-Manns, plural SS-Männer, feminine SS-Frau)

    1. (historical, Nazism) SS man, member of the Schutzstaffel (the internal security force of Nazi Germany)
      Synonym: Staffelmann
      Hypernyms: SS-Angehöriger, SS-Mitglied

    Declension

    Declension of SS-Mann [masculine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der SS-Mann die SS-Männer
    genitive eines des SS-Mannes, SS-Manns der SS-Männer
    dative einem dem SS-Mann, SS-Manne1 den SS-Männern
    accusative einen den SS-Mann die SS-Männer

    1Now rare, see notes.

    Descendants

    • → English: SS man
    • → Lithuanian: esesmanas
    • → Polish: esesman, SS-man
    • → Russian: СС-манн (SS-mann)

    See also

    • SA-Mann
    • SS-Leute
    • Waffen-SS-Mann

    Further reading

    • “SS-Mann” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
    • “SS-Mann” in Duden online
    • “SS-Mann” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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