Mannsperson
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
Mannsperson f (genitive Mannsperson, plural Mannspersonen)
- (archaic) man
- 1901, Max Henning, Der Koran, 2:282 (with Yusuf Ali's translation)
- Sind nicht zwei Mannspersonen da, so sei es ein Mann und zwei Frauen, die euch zu Zeugen passend erscheinen, daß, wenn die eine von beiden irrt, die andere sie erinnern kann.
- and if there are not two men, then a man and two women, such as ye choose, for witnesses, so that if one of them errs, the other can remind her.
- Antonym: Weibsperson
- 1901, Max Henning, Der Koran, 2:282 (with Yusuf Ali's translation)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Mannsperson | die | Mannspersonen |
| genitive | einer | der | Mannsperson | der | Mannspersonen |
| dative | einer | der | Mannsperson | den | Mannspersonen |
| accusative | eine | die | Mannsperson | die | Mannspersonen |
Declension of Mannsperson [feminine]
Further reading
- “Mannsperson” in Duden online
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