Gluten

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See also: gluten, glúten, and glutén

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Etymology 1

Ultimately from Latin glūten. The usual pronunciation apparently by analogy with chemical terms in -en (“-ene”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡluˈteːn/
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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡluːtən/ (less common, sometimes humorous)
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Noun

Gluten n (strong, genitive Glutens, plural (nonstandard) Gluten)

  1. gluten
    • 2010, Der Spiegel‎, number 22/2010, page 126:
      Pasta, Kuchen, Müsli, Brot – wer an Zöliakie leidet, muss viele gängige Lebensmittel meiden: Das Eiweiß Gluten, das bei den Betroffenen zu chronischer Darmentzündung führt, kommt in den meisten Getreidearten vor.
      Pasta, cakes, muesli, bread – someone who suffers from celiac disease has to avoid many common foods: the protein gluten, which leads to chronic intestinal inflammation for the sufferers, occurs in most types of grain.
    • 2020, Leo Heller, Der Gemüseflüsterer von Mainhattan, Gmeiner Verlag:
      Na, die ganzen kurzfaserigen Kohlehydrate aus dem weißen Mehl, damit wird doch der menschliche Körper unglaublich belastet. Denk mal an die ganzen Gluten, die da drin sind. Der reine Krebs.
      Well, all those short-fibred carbohydrates from the white flour, that’s an unbelievable strain on the human body. Think about all those glutens in there. It’s pure cancer.
Usage notes
  • The rarer pronunciation with initial stress may be colloquially construed as a plurale tantum. Compare the second quotation.
Declension
Declension of Gluten
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Gluten die Gluten1
genitive eines des Glutens der Gluten1
dative einem dem Gluten den Gluten1
accusative ein das Gluten die Gluten1

1Nonstandard.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Noun

Gluten f pl

  1. plural of Glut

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