I don't know, I think German laymen have a unambiguous understanding. "der Schiffskapitän" = 2, "des Schiffes Kapitän" = 3 Sure, linguists can dissect everyth

I don't know, I think German laymen have a unambiguous understanding. "der Schiffskapitän" = 2, "des Schiffes Kapitän" = 3 Sure, linguists can dissect everything and should, but how does the English laymen perceive it?