Häuptling
German
Etymology
From Old Frisian hāvdling (“high member of the nobility”), probably via Middle Low German [Term?]. By surface analysis, Haupt + -ling. The umlaut is probably due to the northern origin of the word and derives from the earlier Central German variant Häupt, though it might also be due to analogy with other words in -ling. The word was first adopted in the sense of "patriarch, family leader", but was transferred and soon restricted to the ethnological sense of "chief" in the 19th century (as a loose equivalent of the English word).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɔʏ̯p(t).lɪŋ/
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Noun
Häuptling m (strong, genitive Häuptlings or Häuptlinges, plural Häuptlinge)
Declension
Declension of Häuptling [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Häuptling | die | Häuptlinge |
| genitive | eines | des | Häuptlings, Häuptlinges | der | Häuptlinge |
| dative | einem | dem | Häuptling, Häuptlinge1 | den | Häuptlingen |
| accusative | einen | den | Häuptling | die | Häuptlinge |
1Now rare, see notes.
Derived terms
- Dorfhäuptling
- Friedenshäuptling
- Friesenhäuptling
- Häuptlingsamt
- Häuptlingschaft
- Häuptlingsname
- Häuptlingstreffen
- Häuptlingstum
- Häuptlingsversammlung
- Häuptlingszelt
- Indianerhäuptling
- Kreishäuptling
- Kriegshäuptling
- Maorihäuptling
- Oberhäuptling
- Provinzhäuptling
- Stammeshäuptling
- Suluhäuptling
- Zuluhäuptling
Further reading
- “Häuptling” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Häuptling” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Häuptling” in Duden online
Häuptling on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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