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

Declension of Pronomen [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Pronomen	die	Pronomen, Pronomina
genitive	eines	des	Pronomens	der	Pronomen, Pronomina
dative	einem	dem	Pronomen	den	Pronomen, Pronomina
accusative	ein	das	Pronomen	die	Pronomen, Pronomina

Hyponyms

• Demonstrativpronomen (Demonstrativum, Demonstrativ), Indefinitpronomen (Indefinitum), Interrogativpronomen (Interrogativum, Interrogativ), Personalpronomen (Personale), Possessivpronomen (possessives Pronomen, Possessivum, Possessiv), Reflexivpronomen (Reflexivum, Reflexiv), Relativpronomen (Relativum, Relativ), Reziprokpronomen (reziprokes Pronomen, Reziprokum)
• Substantivpronomen (substantivisches Pronomen), Adjektivpronomen (adjektivisches Pronomen), Adverbialpronomen

Related terms

• pro
• Nomen

Noun

Pronomen

1. plural of Pronom

Further reading

• “Pronomen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Pronomen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Pronomen” in Duden online
• Pronomen on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Plautdietsch

Noun

Pronomen n (plural Pronomes)

1. pronoun