Noun: hoofdman
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:
| Sg. | hoofdman |
| Pl. | hoofdmannen |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like hoofdman
bestelbon,
verzetsman,
groothertogin,
slavin,
actieplan,
zebraspin,
openingszin,
bootsman,
gezellin,
koffiekan,
akkerman,
kroontjespen,
bouwman,
krijgsman,
snelkookpan,
informatiebron,
feetiran,
grietman,
kraanman,
hoerenwaardin, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch hôvetman, from Old Dutch hōvitman, from Proto-West Germanic *haubidamann (“leader; captain, head of a group,” literally “head or main person”). Cognate with German Hauptmann, Low German Hööftmann, and Old English hēafodmann. Equivalent to hoofd- + man. See: German Nouns '
Hauptmann', Old English Nouns '
hēafodmann'.
Verbs referencing "hoofdman"
English Nouns
head man, German Nouns
Hauptmann.
Translations