Sämann

German

Etymology

säen +‎ Mann

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛːˌman/, [ˈzɛːˌman], [ˈzeːˌman]
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  • Hyphenation: Sä‧mann
  • Homophone: Seemann (many speakers; especially northern and eastern regions)

Noun

Sämann m (strong, genitive Sämannes or Sämanns, plural Sämänner or Säleute)

  1. sower
    • 1929, Fritz Brügel , Die Arbeiter von Wien, 1st stanza
      Wir sind das Bauvolk der kommenden Welt / Wir sind der Sämann, die Saat und das Feld / Wir sind die Schnitter der kommenden Mahd / Wir sind die Zukunft und wir sind die Tat. — We are the builders of the coming world / We are the sower, the seed and the field / We are the reapers of the coming harvest / We are the future and we are the deed.
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Declension

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