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Seemann

Seemann

German

Noun

Seemann m (genitive Seemanns or Seemannes, plural Seeleute or Seemänner, feminine Seemännin)

  1. sailor (worker on a ship)
  2. seaman

Declension

With plural Seeleute

With plural Seemänner

Usage notes

Unlike most German nouns denoting human beings, this word has no commonly used distinct feminine. A female sailor or seaman is also called Seemann; the feminine Seemännin is very rare.

Synonyms