Brummbär

German

Etymology

brummen +‎ Bär

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʁʊmˌbɛːɐ̯/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /ˈbʁʊmˌbeːɐ̯/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
• Hyphenation: Brumm‧bär

• Audio:

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Noun

Brummbär m (mixed, genitive Brummbärs, plural Brummbären)

1. curmudgeon

Declension

Declension of Brummbär [masculine, mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Brummbär	die	Brummbären
genitive	eines	des	Brummbärs	der	Brummbären
dative	einem	dem	Brummbär	den	Brummbären
accusative	einen	den	Brummbär	die	Brummbären

Further reading

• “Brummbär” in Duden online