Pronomen

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