Butzemann

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German

Etymology

From Butz (“goblin”) +‎ Mann (“man”).

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Noun

Butzemann m (strong, genitive Butzemannes or Butzemanns, plural Butzemänner)

  1. bogeyman

Declension

Declension of Butzemann
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Butzemann die Butzemänner
genitive eines des Butzemannes, Butzemanns der Butzemänner
dative einem dem Butzemann, Butzemanne1 den Butzemännern
accusative einen den Butzemann die Butzemänner

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

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