Weingummi

German

Etymology

Wein (“wine”) +‎ Gummi (“gum, rubber”)

Noun

Weingummi (northern and eastern Germany) n (strong, genitive Weingummis, plural Weingummis) or
Weingummi (southern and eastern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) m (strong, genitive Weingummis, plural Weingummi)

1. wine gum
2. piece of candy made of wine gum

Usage notes

• The neuter gender predominates in northwest and middle-west Germany, while the masculine gender predominates in the southern language area. Elsewhere, the neuter gender is normally used for the material, and the masculine gender for the object.

Declension

Declension of Weingummi [neuter (northern and eastern Germany), strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Weingummi	die	Weingummis
genitive	eines	des	Weingummis	der	Weingummis
dative	einem	dem	Weingummi	den	Weingummis
accusative	ein	das	Weingummi	die	Weingummis

Declension of Weingummi [masculine (southern and eastern Germany, Austria, Switzerland), strong]

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

Further reading

• “Weingummi” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache