Hausmann

/ˈhaʊsman/

der noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
Hausmänner

Meaning

  1. stay-at-home husband, homemaker (male)

    Built from Haus (house) + Mann (man).

    • Er ist seit der Geburt des Kindes Hausmann.

      He has been a stay-at-home dad since the baby was born.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: person. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • Haus house
  • Mann man

Practice

1 What does Hausmann mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ist seit der Geburt des Kindes ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Hausmann?

nouncompound

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