Band
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Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ænd
Proper noun
Band (plural Bands)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Band is the 33894th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 671 individuals. Band is most common among White (86.14%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Band”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 93.
Anagrams
Etymology 1
From Middle High German bant, from Old High German bant, from Proto-Germanic *bandiz (“band”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Band n (strong, genitive Bandes or Bands, plural Bänder or (figurative or poetic) Bande, diminutive Bändchen n or Bändlein n)
- tape, ribbon
- (anatomy) A ligament
- band or tie holding items together
- belt (conveyor belt, fan belt, etc.)
- band of the spectrum
- (figurative) intimate bond to a person [plural: Bande]
- (figurative) dependence, social bond [plural: Bande]
- (poetic) shackle [plural: Bande]
Usage notes
- The normal plural is Bänder.
- The plural Bande is used in the figurative sense of “bond” and in the poetic meaning “shackles” (for which usually Fessel is used). In early modern German, the two plurals were widely interchangeable.
Declension
Declension of Band [neuter, strong]
1Now rare, see notes.
2Figurative or poetic.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle High German bant, from the same origin as the "band" sense of Etymology 1.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
Band m (strong, genitive Bandes or Bands, plural Bände, diminutive Bändchen n)
Declension
Declension of Band [masculine, strong]
1Now rare, see notes.
Derived terms
- Bände sprechen
- Bildband
- Gedichtband
- Sammelband
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Noun
Band f (genitive Band, plural Bands)
- modern music band
- Synonyms: Musikgruppe, (archaic) Musikbande
Declension
Declension of Band [feminine]
Etymology 4
Proper noun
Band m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bands or (with an article) Band, feminine genitive Band, plural Bands)
- a surname
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | |||||||
| indef. | def. | noun | indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | (ein) | (der) | Band | (eine) | (die) | Band | (die) | Bands |
| genitive | (eines) | (des) | Bands, Band1 | (einer) | (der) | Band | (der) | Bands |
| dative | (einem) | (dem) | Band | (einer) | (der) | Band | (den) | Bands |
| accusative | (einen) | (den) | Band | (eine) | (die) | Band | (die) | Bands |
Declension of Band [masculine // feminine, surname]
1With an article.
Further reading
- “Band” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Band (Buch)” in Duden online
- “Band (Gewebestreifen, Fessel)” in Duden online
- “Band (Musikgruppe)” in Duden online
Etymology 1
Probably either borrowed from German Band, or inherited from Old High German bant.
Pronunciation
Noun
Band n (plural Bänner)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
Band f (plural Banten)
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Noun
Band m (plural Bänn)
- volume (one of a set of books)
Derived terms
- Gedichtband
Etymology 1
Compare German band, Dutch band, English band.
Noun
Band n (plural Benner)
Etymology 2
Noun
Band n (plural Benner)
- bond
- certificate of indebtedness
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Band m
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