Daumen

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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

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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