Edelmann
English
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from GermanCategory:English terms borrowed from German#EDELMANNCategory:English unadapted borrowings from German#EDELMANNCategory:English terms derived from German#EDELMANN Edelmann (“nobleman”). Doublet of EdelmanCategory:English doublets#EDELMANN.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Edelmann (plural Edelmanns)Category:English lemmas#EDELMANNCategory:English proper nouns#EDELMANNCategory:English countable nouns#EDELMANNCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#EDELMANNCategory:Pages with entries#EDELMANNCategory:Pages with 2 entries#EDELMANN
- A surname from GermanCategory:English surnames#EDELMANNCategory:English surnames from German#EDELMANN.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Edelmann is the 35016th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 644 individuals. Edelmann is most common among White (93.48%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Edelmann”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 511.
German
Etymology
From Middle High GermanCategory:German terms inherited from Middle High German#EDELMANNCategory:German terms derived from Middle High German#EDELMANN edelman, from Old High GermanCategory:German terms inherited from Old High German#EDELMANNCategory:German terms derived from Old High German#EDELMANN edilman. Equivalent to edel (“noble, gallant”) + Mann (“man”)Category:German compound terms#EDELMANN.
Pronunciation
Noun
Edelmann m (strong, genitive Edelmannes or Edelmanns, plural Edelmänner or Edelleute, feminine Edelfrau)Category:German lemmas#EDELMANNCategory:German nouns#EDELMANNCategory:German entries with incorrect language header#EDELMANNCategory:German masculine nouns#EDELMANNCategory:Pages with entries#EDELMANNCategory:Pages with 2 entries#EDELMANN
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Edelmann | die | Edelmänner, Edelleute |
| genitive | eines | des | Edelmannes, Edelmanns | der | Edelmänner, Edelleute |
| dative | einem | dem | Edelmann, Edelmanne1 | den | Edelmännern, Edelleuten |
| accusative | einen | den | Edelmann | die | Edelmänner, Edelleute |
1Now rare, see notes.
