Pronomen

See also: pronomen

German edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin prōnōmen.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /pʁoˈnoːmən/
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Hyphenation: Pro‧no‧men

Noun edit

Pronomen n (strong, genitive Pronomens, plural Pronomen or Pronomina)

(grammar) pronoun (sensu lato); pronoun (sensu stricto), or pronominal adjective or determiner
Synonyms: Fürwort, Personenwort; (very rare) Anstattwort; (rare) Pronom

Usage notes edit

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 edit

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