German

Noun

Seemann m ‎(genitive Seemanns or Seemannes, plural Seeleute or Seemänner, feminine Seemännin)

1. sailor (worker on a ship)
2. seaman

Declension

With plural Seeleute

With plural Seemänner

Usage notes

Unlike most German nouns denoting human beings, this word has no commonly used distinct feminine. A female sailor or seaman is also called Seemann; the feminine Seemännin is very rare.

Synonyms

• Matrose