Kaugummi

German

Etymology

kauen (“to chew”) +‎ Gummi (“gum, rubber”)

Pronunciation
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Noun

Kaugummi (northern and western Germany) n (strong, genitive Kaugummis, plural Kaugummis) or
Kaugummi (southern and eastern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) m (strong, genitive Kaugummis, plural Kaugummi)

  1. chewing gum
    • 1930, “act 2, scene 3”, in Bertolt Brecht (lyrics), Kurt Weil (music), Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny:
      Spucke den Kaugummi aus, / wasche zuerst deine Hände, / lasse ihr Zeit und sprich ein paar Worte mit ihr.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. piece of chewing gum

Usage notes
  • The neuter gender predominates in northwest and middle-west Germany, while the masculine gender predominates in the southern language area. Elsewhere, the neuter gender is normally used for the material, and the masculine gender for the object.

Declension
Declension of Kaugummi [neuter (northern and eastern Germany), strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Kaugummi die Kaugummis
genitive eines des Kaugummis der Kaugummis
dative einem dem Kaugummi den Kaugummis
accusative ein das Kaugummi die Kaugummis
Declension of Kaugummi [masculine (southern and eastern Germany, Austria, Switzerland), strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kaugummi die Kaugummi
genitive eines des Kaugummis der Kaugummi
dative einem dem Kaugummi den Kaugummi
accusative einen den Kaugummi die Kaugummi

Further reading
  • “Kaugummi” in Duden online
  • “Kaugummi” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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