Daumen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German dūme, from Old High German dūmo.

Compare German Low German Dumen, Dutch duim, English thumb, Danish tomme, Swedish tumme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdaʊ̯mən/
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Noun

Daumen m (strong, genitive Daumens, plural Daumen, diminutive Däumchen n or Däumlein n)

  1. thumb

Declension

Declension of Daumen [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Daumen die Daumen
genitive eines des Daumens der Daumen
dative einem dem Daumen den Daumen
accusative einen den Daumen die Daumen

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Daumen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Daumen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Daumen” in Duden online
  • Daumen on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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