Putzmann

German

Etymology

From putz(en) (“to clean”) +‎ Mann (“man”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʊt͡sˌman/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Putz‧mann

Noun

Putzmann m (strong, genitive Putzmannes or Putzmanns, plural Putzmänner, feminine Putzfrau)

1. male cleaner

   Coordinate term: Putzfrau

Declension

Declension of Putzmann [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Putzmann	die	Putzmänner
genitive	eines	des	Putzmannes, Putzmanns	der	Putzmänner
dative	einem	dem	Putzmann, Putzmanne1	den	Putzmännern
accusative	einen	den	Putzmann	die	Putzmänner

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Putzmann” in Duden online