Plumbum

See also: plumbum

German

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin plumbumlbor.
German Plumbum

    Learned borrowing from Latin plumbum. Doublet of Plombe.

    Pronunciation

    • Hyphenation: Plum‧bum

    Noun

    Plumbum n (strong, genitive Plumbums, no plural)

    1. (sometimes humorous) lead (element)
      Synonym: Blei

    Declension

    Declension of Plumbum [sg-only, neuter, strong]
    singular
    indef. def. noun
    nominative ein das Plumbum
    genitive eines des Plumbums
    dative einem dem Plumbum
    accusative ein das Plumbum

    Further reading

    • “Plumbum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
    • “Plumbum” in Duden online
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