Thumbnail

German

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English thumbnail.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθamnɛɪ̯l/ (Duden standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈθampnɛɪ̯l/ (proscribed but common)
• IPA^(key): /ˈsamnɛɪ̯l/, /ˈsampnɛɪ̯l/, /ˈsamneːl/, /ˈsampneːl/ (further Germanised pronunciations)

Noun

Thumbnail n or m (strong, genitive Thumbnails, plural Thumbnails)

1. (computing) thumbnail (image)

Declension

Declension of Thumbnail [neuter // masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das, der	Thumbnail	die	Thumbnails
genitive	eines	des	Thumbnails	der	Thumbnails
dative	einem	dem	Thumbnail	den	Thumbnails
accusative	ein, einen	das, den	Thumbnail	die	Thumbnails

Further reading

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