Blaumann

German

Etymology

From blau (“blue”) +‎ Mann (“man”). Compare French bleu de travail.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈblaʊ̯ˌman/
(file)

Noun

Blaumann m (genitive Blaumanns or Blaumannes, plural Blaumänner)

(colloquial) Synonym of Overall

Declension

Declension of Blaumann

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Blaumann	die	Blaumänner
genitive	eines	des	Blaumannes, Blaumanns	der	Blaumänner
dative	einem	dem	Blaumann, Blaumanne¹	den	Blaumännern
accusative	einen	den	Blaumann	die	Blaumänner

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Further reading

Blaumann in Duden online
“Blaumann” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Blaumann on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.