Gefolgsmann
German, noun/ɡəˈfɔlksˌman/
Gefolgsmann is a German masculine noun meaning “liegeman, acolyte, follower, henchman, satellite (male or of unspecified gender)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemand, der jemandem Gefolgschaft leistet”.
What does Gefolgsmann mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineliegeman, acolyte, follower, henchman, satellite (male or of unspecified gender)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. jemand, der jemandem Gefolgschaft leistet
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 Gefolgsmann
- Gefolgsmannes genitive
- Gefolgsmanns genitive
- Gefolgsmänner plural
- Gefolgsleute plural
- Gefolgsfrau feminine
- Gefolgsmanne dative singular
- Gefolgsmännern dative definite plural
- Gefolgsleuten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gefolgsmann?
- /ɡəˈfɔlksˌman/
- [ɡəˈfɔlksˌman]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gefolgsmann
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gefolgsmann in German?
Gefolgsmann appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).