Fährmann
German, noun/ˈfɛːrˌman/
Fährmann is a German masculine noun meaning “ferryman, one who operates a ferryboat (male or unspecified sex)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemand, der eine Fähre (und damit Menschen und/oder Gut) über ein Gewässer führt”.
What does Fährmann mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineferryman, one who operates a ferryboat (male or unspecified sex)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. jemand, der eine Fähre (und damit Menschen und/oder Gut) über ein Gewässer führt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Fährmann
- Fährmanns genitive
- Fährmannes genitive
- Fährleute plural
- Fährmänner plural
- Fährfrau feminine
- Fährmännin feminine
- Fährmanne dative singular
- Fährleuten dative definite plural
- Fährmännern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Fährmann?
- /ˈfɛːrˌman/
- [ˈfɛ(ː)ɐ̯ˌman]
- [ˈfeːɐ̯-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Fährmann
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Fährmann in German?
Fährmann appears 1.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).