barman

See also: Barman and bàrman

English

Etymology

From bar +‎ -man.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑːmən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑɹmæn/, /ˈbɑɹmən/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)mən

Noun

barman (plural barmen)

1. A man who works in a bar.
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     NOT so long ago there was a beer commercial on British TV in which two pointy-headed aliens order a pint in a rural pub. “Up from London, are we?” the barman asks politely.

Synonyms

• barkeep
• bartender

Descendants

• → Catalan: bàrman
• → Czech: barman
• → Dutch: barman
• → French: barman
  • → Turkish: barmen
• → Hebrew: בַּרְמֶן (bármen)
• → Polish: barman
• → Portuguese: barman
• → Romanian: barman
• → Russian: бармен (barmen)
  • → Armenian: բարմեն (barmen)
  • → Georgian: ბარმენი (barmeni)
  • → Kazakh: бармен (barmen)
• → Spanish: barman

Translations

bartender — see bartender

See also

• barmaid

Anagrams

• Braman, Branam, Marban

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from English barman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbarman]

Noun

barman m anim

1. barman, bartender

Declension

Declension of barman (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	barman	barmani
genitive	barmana	barmanů
dative	barmanovi, barmanu	barmanům
accusative	barmana	barmany
vocative	barmane	barmani
locative	barmanovi, barmanu	barmanech
instrumental	barmanem	barmany

Related terms

• barmanka

 

Dutch

Etymology

From bar +‎ man, a partial calque of English barman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑr.mɑn/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: bar‧man

Noun

barman m (plural barmannen, feminine barvrouw)

1. barman, male bartender

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English barman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baʁ.man/

• Audio:

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• Audio (Paris):

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Noun

barman m (plural barmans)

1. barman, bartender

Descendants

• → Turkish: barmen

Further reading

• “barman”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish barman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbar.man/
• Rhymes: -arman
• Syllabification: bar‧man

Noun

barman m pers

1. barman, bartender

   Synonym: naléwnik

Related terms

adjective

• barowi

 

nouns

• bar
• bark

 

Further reading

• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “barman”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]
• “barman”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English barman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbar.man/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -arman
• Syllabification: bar‧man

Noun

barman m pers (female equivalent barmanka)

1. barman, bartender

Declension

Declension of barman

	singular	plural
nominative	barman	barmani/barmany (deprecative)
genitive	barmana	barmanów
dative	barmanowi	barmanom
accusative	barmana	barmanów
instrumental	barmanem	barmanami
locative	barmanie	barmanach
vocative	barmanie	barmani

Derived terms

adjective

• barmański

 

Related terms

adjective

• barowy

 

nouns

• bar
• barek
• barista
• baristka
• barobus
• barowóz

 

Further reading

• barman in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• barman in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English barman.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɾ.mɐn/, /baɾˈmɛn/

Noun

barman m (plural barmen)

1. barman, bartender

   Synonym: barista

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English barman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbar.man/

Noun

barman m (plural barmani, feminine equivalent barmaniță)

1. barman, bartender

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	barman	barmanul		barmani	barmanii
genitive-dative	barman	barmanului		barmani	barmanilor
vocative	barmanule			barmanilor

Related terms

• bar

References

• barman in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English barman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɾman/ [ˈbaɾ.mãn]
• Rhymes: -aɾman
• Syllabification: bar‧man

Noun

barman m or f by sense (plural barman or bármanes)

1. barman, bartender

Further reading

• “barman”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28