Kaventsmann

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Kavent +‎ -s- +‎ Mann.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈvɛnt͡sˌman/
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Noun

Kaventsmann m (strong, genitive Kaventsmannes or Kaventsmanns, plural Kaventsmänner)

  1. (nautical) rogue wave
    Synonyms: Monsterwelle f, Riesenwelle f
    • 2011 July 21, Christoph Drösser, “Gibt es Monsterwellen wirklich?”, in Die Zeit‎:
      Seit 1995 aber ist das Phänomen bewiesen. In jenem Jahr wurden zwei Riesenwellen dokumentiert: ein 26-Meter-Kaventsmann auf der Nordsee-Bohrinsel Draupner sowie ein 29-Meter-Brecher, der den Luxusliner Queen Elizabeth II traf.
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  2. (colloquial, by extension) whopper (something remarkably large)
    Synonym: Oschi

Declension

Declension of Kaventsmann
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kaventsmann die Kaventsmänner
genitive eines des Kaventsmannes, Kaventsmanns der Kaventsmänner
dative einem dem Kaventsmann, Kaventsmanne1 den Kaventsmännern
accusative einen den Kaventsmann die Kaventsmänner

1Now rare, see notes.

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