Daumen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German dūme, from Old High German dūmo, from Proto-Germanic *þūmô. Compare German Low German Dumen, Dutch duim, English thumb, Danish tomme, Swedish tumme.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdaʊ̯mən/
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Noun

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

thumb

Declension

Declension of Daumen

	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 Duden online

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