German

Noun

Pronomen n ‎(genitive Pronomens, plural Pronomen or Pronomina)

1. (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

• pro
• Nomen

External links

• Pronomen in Duden online

Noun

Pronomen

1. plural of Pronom

Danish

Noun

pronomen n (singular definite pronomenet, plural indefinite pronomener or pronominer)

1. pronoun

Synonyms

• stedord n

Inflection

References

• “pronomen” in Den Danske Ordbog

Latin

Etymology

From prō ‎(“instead of”) + nōmen ‎(“name; in grammar: noun (sensu lato)”), a calque of Ancient Greek ἀντωνυμία ‎(antōnumía).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /proːˈnoː.men/, [proːˈnoː.mẽ]

Noun

prōnōmen n ‎(genitive prōnōminis); third declension

1. (grammar) pronoun

Inflection

Third declension neuter.

Hyponyms

• pronomen substantivum, pronomen adjectivum (= substantival pronoun, adjectival pronoun)
• pronomen demonstrativum, pronomen determinativum, pronomen improprium, pronomen indefinitum, pronomen interrogativum, pronomen personale, pronomen possessivum, pronomen reciprocum, pronomem reflexivum, pronomen relativum

Related terms

• prōnōminālis
• prōnōminātiō
• prōnōminō

References

• pronomen in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• PRONOMEN in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin prōnōmen

Noun

pronomen n ‎(definite singular pronomenet, indefinite plural pronomen or pronomener, definite plural pronomena or pronomenene)

1. (grammar) a pronoun

References

• “pronomen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin prōnōmen

Noun

pronomen n ‎(definite singular pronomenet, indefinite plural pronomen, definite plural pronomena)

1. (grammar) a pronoun

References

• “pronomen” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin prōnōmen, from pro- + nomen, a calque of Ancient Greek ἀντωνυμία ‎(antōnumía).

Noun

pronomen n

1. a pronoun

Declension

Hyponyms

• demonstrativpronomen (demonstrativt pronomen)
• reflexivpronomen (reflexivt pronomen)