Fürwort

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfyːɐ̯ˌvɔʁt/
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  • Hyphenation: Für‧wort

Noun

Fürwort n (strong, genitive Fürwortes or Fürworts, plural Fürwörter)

  1. pronoun
    Synonym: Pronomen
    • Johann Christoph Gottsched, Grundlegung der deutschen Sprachkunst, II. Theil, Das IV Hauptstück (bold text changed to italics, quoted from zeno.org)
      Von den Fürwörtern (Pronominibus).
      Es ist schon oben gemeldet worden, daß es unbequem seyn würde, in allen Fällen die Hauptwörter selbst zu brauchen. Darum haben alle Sprachen gewisse kleinere Wörter, die man an ihrer statt brauchet. Und weil sie also für andere gebrauchet werden: so nennet man sie Fürwörter.
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Declension

Declension of Fürwort
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Fürwort die Fürwörter
genitive eines des Fürwortes, Fürworts der Fürwörter
dative einem dem Fürwort, Fürworte1 den Fürwörtern
accusative ein das Fürwort die Fürwörter

1Now rare, see notes.

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