Gummibär

German

Etymology

From Gummi (“rubber, gum”) +‎ Bär (“bear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʊmiˌbɛːɐ̯/, /-beːɐ̯/

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• Hyphenation: Gum‧mi‧bär

Noun

Gummibär m (genitive Gummibären, plural Gummibären, diminutive Gummibärchen n)

1. gummy bear

Usage notes

The diminutive Gummibärchen is many times more common than Gummibär

Further reading

• Gummibär, Gummibärchen at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
• “Gummibär” in Duden online
• “Gummibär” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache