Weingummi

German

Etymology

Wein (“wine”) +‎ Gummi (“gum, rubber”)

Noun

Weingummi (northern and eastern Germany) n (strong, genitive Weingummis, plural Weingummis) or
Weingummi (southern and eastern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) m (strong, genitive Weingummis, plural Weingummi)

  1. wine gum
  2. piece of candy made of wine 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 Weingummi [neuter (northern and eastern Germany), strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Weingummi die Weingummis
genitive eines des Weingummis der Weingummis
dative einem dem Weingummi den Weingummis
accusative ein das Weingummi die Weingummis
Declension of Weingummi [masculine (southern and eastern Germany, Austria, Switzerland), strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Weingummi die Weingummi
genitive eines des Weingummis der Weingummi
dative einem dem Weingummi den Weingummi
accusative einen den Weingummi die Weingummi

Further reading
  • “Weingummi” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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