Pronomen
See also: pronomen
German
Pronunciation
Noun
Pronomen n (genitive Pronomens, plural Pronomen or Pronomina)
- (grammar) pronoun (sensu lato); pronoun (sensu stricto), or pronominal adjective or determiner
Usage notes
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).
Etymology
From Latin pronomen.
Synonyms
- Fürwort, Personenwort
- Anstattwort (very rare)
- Pronom (rare)
Hyponyms
- Demonstrativpronomen (Demonstrativum, Demonstrativ), Indefinitpronomen (Indefinitum), Interrogativpronomen (Interrogativum, Interrogativ), Personalpronomen (Personale), Possessivpronomen (possessives Pronomen, Possessivum, Possessiv), Reflexivpronomen (Reflexivum, Reflexiv), Relativpronomen (Relativum, Relativ), Reziprokpronomen (reziprokes Pronomen, Reziprokum)
- Substantivpronomen (substantivisches Pronomen), Adjektivpronomen (adjektivisches Pronomen), Adverbialpronomen
Related terms
External links
- “Pronomen” in Duden online
Noun
Pronomen