Gaumen

See also: gaumen

German

Alternative forms

• Gaum (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German gaume, from Old High German goumo, from Proto-Germanic *gaumô, alternative form of *gōmô (whence Old High German guomo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaʊ̯mən/, [ˈɡaʊ̯mən], [ˈɡaʊ̯mm̩]

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• Hyphenation: Gau‧men

Noun

Gaumen m (strong, genitive Gaumens, plural Gaumen)

1. palate (roof of the mouth)
2. (figurative) the sense of taste

   Synonyms: Geschmack, Geschmackssinn

3. (obsolete) oral cavity

   Synonym: Mundhöhle

Declension

Declension of Gaumen [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Gaumen	die	Gaumen
genitive	eines	des	Gaumens	der	Gaumen
dative	einem	dem	Gaumen	den	Gaumen
accusative	einen	den	Gaumen	die	Gaumen

Further reading

• “Gaumen” in Duden online
• “Gaumen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache