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Hauptmann

Hauptmann

German

Noun

Hauptmann m (genitive Hauptmanns or Hauptmannes, plural Hauptleute or Hauptmänner)

  1. (military) captain

Usage notes

The normal plural is Hauptleute, while the plural Hauptmänner is rarely used, at least in contemporary military terminology.

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