Mannschaft

die Mannschaft

noun · [ˈmanʃaft] ·

Etymology

From Middle High German manschaft; analysable as Mann (“man”) + -schaft (“-hood, -ship”). Compare English manship.

Translation

crew members of a ship feminine
team (group of people) feminine

Wenn unsere Mannschaft so weiterspielt, werden wir bestimmt gewinnen!

If our team keeps playing like this, we will definitely win!

Sie sind die allerbesten Mannschaften

They are the very best teams
group of soldiers belonging to one military unit archaic, feminine

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Mannschaft	Mannschaften
Accusative	Mannschaft	Mannschaften
Dative	Mannschaft	Mannschaften
Genitive	Mannschaft	Mannschaften

name · [ˈmanʃaft] ·

Etymology

Partly from etymology 1 above, partly a reborrowing from other European languages including French la Mannschaft (“the German national football team”). While the national squad has always been referred to as die Mannschaft in German, this used to mean no more than “the team” in the same way that this word would be used referring to any other team. However, it has recently come to be used as a semi-official nickname of the national team.

Translation

the national football team of Germany feminine, proper-noun