Brummbär

German

Etymology

brummen +‎ Bär

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʁʊmˌbɛːɐ̯/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈbʁʊmˌbeːɐ̯/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Hyphenation: Brumm‧bär
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Brummbär m (mixed, genitive Brummbärs, plural Brummbären)

  1. curmudgeon

Declension

Declension of Brummbär [masculine, mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Brummbär die Brummbären
genitive eines des Brummbärs der Brummbären
dative einem dem Brummbär den Brummbären
accusative einen den Brummbär die Brummbären

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