Großmutter

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From groß +‎ Mutter. Displaced Middle High German eltermuoter, altermuoter (“grandmother”), related to English eldmother, eldermother.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʁoːsˌmʊtɐ/
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Noun

Großmutter f (genitive Großmutter, plural Großmütter, diminutive Großmütterchen n or Großmütterlein n)

  1. grandmother
  2. (colloquial) old woman, elderly woman, old lady

Usage notes

  • The substantive Großmutter can also decline like a proper noun and can take the ending -s in the genitive singular, e.g. Großmutters Apfelkuchen.

Declension

Declension of Großmutter
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Großmutter die Großmütter
genitive einer der Großmutter der Großmütter
dative einer der Großmutter den Großmüttern
accusative eine die Großmutter die Großmütter

Synonyms

(grandmother):

(old woman, elderly woman, old lady):

Antonyms

Hypernyms

(grandmother):

(old, elderly woman):

Hyponyms

(grandmother):

Holonyms

(grandmother):

Derived terms

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