Gummibär

German

Etymology

From Gummi (“rubber, gum”) +‎ Bär (“bear”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡʊmiˌbɛːɐ̯/, /-beːɐ̯/
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Hyphenation: Gum‧mi‧bär

Noun

Gummibär m (weak or mixed, genitive Gummibären or (informal) Gummibärs, plural Gummibären, diminutive Gummibärchen n)

gummy bear

Usage notes

The diminutive Gummibärchen is many times more common than Gummibär.

Declension

Declension of Gummibär [masculine, weak // mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Gummibär	die	Gummibären
genitive	eines	des	Gummibären, Gummibärs¹	der	Gummibären
dative	einem	dem	Gummibären, Gummibär¹	den	Gummibären
accusative	einen	den	Gummibären, Gummibär¹	die	Gummibären

¹Informal.

Further reading

Gummibär, Gummibärchen at Google Ngram Viewer
“Gummibär” in Duden online
“Gummibär” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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