Pronomen

See also: pronomen

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōnōmen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁoˈnoːmən/
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  • Hyphenation: Pro‧no‧men

Noun

Pronomen n (strong, genitive Pronomens, plural Pronomen or Pronomina)

  1. (grammar) pronoun (sensu lato); pronoun (sensu stricto), or pronominal adjective or determiner
    Synonyms: Fürwort, Personenwort; (very rare) Anstattwort; (rare) Pronom

Usage notes

The English word pronoun is sometimes used with a different meaning than Pronomen. In the strict sense of the word pronoun, "ours" is a possessive pronoun, but "our" is a possessive adjective or determiner. In German, however, both kinds of words are called Pronomen. The grammatical difference can be expressed e.g. by calling "ours" a substantivisches Pronomen (substantival pronoun) and "our" an adjektivisches Pronomen (adjectival pronoun).

Declension

Hyponyms

Noun

Pronomen

  1. plural of Pronom

Further reading

Plautdietsch

Noun

Pronomen n (plural Pronomes)

  1. pronoun
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