Buhmann

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German

Etymology

buh (“boo”) +‎ Mann (“man”)

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  • Hyphenation: Buh‧mann

Noun

Buhmann m (strong, genitive Buhmannes or Buhmanns, plural Buhmänner, feminine Buhmann or Buhfrau)

  1. (colloquial) scapegoat
    • Tom Winter, Die Gesetzlosen (Out of Laws), Vier JahreszeitenHaus, page 59:
      Sie schweigt dazu und weiß nun, warum gerade sie der Buhmann ist und die anderen die Lebensretter.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of Buhmann
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Buhmann die Buhmänner
genitive eines des Buhmannes, Buhmanns der Buhmänner
dative einem dem Buhmann, Buhmanne1 den Buhmännern
accusative einen den Buhmann die Buhmänner

1Now rare, see notes.

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